Theory X and Theory Y was an idea devised by Douglas McGregor in his 1960 book “The Human Side of Enterprise”. It encapsulated a fundamental distinction between management styles and has formed the basis for much subsequent writing on the subject (Economist. 2015) The theories look at how a manager’s perceptions of what motivate his or her team members affect the way he or she behaves. By understanding how your assumptions about employees’ motivation can influence your management style‚ you can adapt
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McGregor’s theory X and theory Y McGregor developed two theories of human behaviour at work: Theory and X and Theory Y. He did not imply that workers would be one type or the other. Rather‚ he saw the two theories as two extremes - with a whole spectrum of possible behaviours in between. Theory X workers could be described as follows: - Individuals who dislike work and avoid it where possible - Individuals who lack ambition‚ dislike responsibility and prefer to be led - Individuals who desire
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Kenisha D. Earls Politics in the Movies July 13‚ 2010 In the movie “The Candidate” I thought that the film was very interesting to me‚ being a person that has never been interested in politics. I found it interesting even though I am not for sure if this is the way that campaigns are run now. I thought it was nice to see how some candidates may be chosen‚ especially in this film because he was not expected to win the election
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Having a high standard of reading is very crucial in terms of being an articulate writer and speaker. This happens in the article “Learning to Read”‚ Malcolm X‚ a street hustler convicted of robbery who spent seven years in prison educating himself‚ articulately describes in depth details the process of learning to read and write and how he used his reading skills to read religion and history books later on. Malcolm X claims that prison afforded him a great education free of distractions found in college‚ awakened him to his passion about reading
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Theory Z: The In-Between and Grey Area Name Here Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne 3/24/2013 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to discuss the popular Theory X and Theory Y made famous by Douglas McGregor in the 1960’s which offers a very “hard” and “soft” view of leadership and addresses the grey area that is not addressed in his theory. We will take a look at the theory that is relatively new and in many respects attempts to blend the best of both of McGregor’s theories
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The Mathematics of Sudoku Tom Davis tomrdavis@earthlink.net http://www.geometer.org/mathcircles (Preliminary) November 15‚ 2010 1 Introduction Sudoku is a (sometimes addictive) puzzle presented on a square grid that is usually 9 × 9‚ but is sometimes 16 × 16 or other sizes. We will consider here only the 9 × 9 case‚ although most of what follows can be extended to larger puzzles. Sudoku puzzles can be found in many daily newspapers‚ and there are thousands of references to it on the internet
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Theory Z is a management philosophy that stresses employee participation in all aspects of company decision making. It was first described by William Ouchi in his book Theory Z- How Man American Business Can Meet the Japanese Challenge. Theory Z incorporates many elements associated with the Japanese approach to management‚ such as trust and intimacy‚ but Japanese ideas have been adapted for use in the United States. In Theory Z organizations‚ managers and workers share responsibilities; the management
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What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Theory X And Theory Y? Douglas McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y have both their advantages and disadvantages‚ though many would prefer to call them their strengths and weaknesses. The biggest advantage of using Theory X and Theory Y is that they are easy to understand. In addition to this‚ they can help a manager to focus on his thoughts on the different ways in which individuals relate to and carry out work. Although the theories are not used explicitly
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Critically evaluate McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y. How far is it applicable to management and employee motivation in contemporary Chinese organizations? In the modern corporation environment‚ employees’ motivation plays a pivotal role‚ thus they should be recognised as a significant part of corporations’ financial assets. There are several distinct viewpoints of approaches to managerial strategies about motivating employees‚ one of which is McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y. It proposes that providing
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McGregor grouped employees hierarchy need into lower-order needs (Theory X) and higher-order needs (Theory Y)‚ and opined that “these two opposing perceptions conjectured how people view human behavior at work and organizational life” (Wambugu‚ 2014). For instance‚ Theory X assumed that management’s role in the organization is to pressurize and control employees to perform based on the insinuation that human beings are pressure
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