Theory X and Theory Y were part of McGregor’s philosophy of management, which represented a fundamental change in management thought and practice. His major writings are cited along with two volumes which were actually published several years after his death by Bennis, Caroline McGregor, and ...
Theory X – Theory Y Management Theory Theory X Assumes employees are naturally unmotivated and dislike working Encourages an authoritarian style of management. Usually the minority In mass organizations, such as large scale production environment, theory X is unavoidable. Theory Y A participative style...
based on their manager’s belief in either theory.Those that worked for a Theory X manager tended to need more supervision, while those who worked for a Theory Y manager were motivated by the work and their love of the job.
Reading: McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y The idea that a manager’s attitude has an impact on employee motivation was originally proposed byDouglas McGregor, a management professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology during the 1950s and 1960s. In his 1960 book,The Human Sid...
Theory X and Theory Y were developed in the 1960s by American management professor and social psychologist Douglas McGregor. McGregor believed there were two fundamental approaches to managing people in the workplace to get things done and benefit the or
Admitting the fact that Theory X management style is widely accepted as inferior to others, it has its place in large scale production procedure and unskilled production-line work.Many of the principles of Theory Y are widely accepted by different types of organization that value and motivate ...
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Theory-X-and-Theory-YTheory X In this theory, which many managers practice, management assumes employees are inherently lazy and will avoid work if they can. They inherently dislike work. Because of this, workers need to be closely supervised and comprehensive systems of controls developed. A ...
X theory and Y theory answer the basic principles of employee management. Z theory rubs humanistic feelings in the eastern countries into management theory. We can use Z theory as a supplement and improvement of X theory and Y theory, staff management, according to the actual condition of enter...
Theory Y Unlike in Theory X, Douglas McGregor starts from the assumption in Theory Y that people have different needs. Theory Y management assumes that people are inherently happy to work, they want to exert themselves in the decision making process and they are motivated to pursue objectives an...