Theory X and Theory Y Douglas McGregor (1906 - 1964) is one of the forefathers of management theory and one of the top business thinkers of all time. He was a social psychologist who became the President of Antioch College. He later became a professor of management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (he was succeeded by Warren Bennis). His book The Human Side of Enterprise (1960) had a profound influence on the management field‚ largely due to his Theory X and Theory Y. McGregor developed
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Group Approaches to Change Group Dynamics and Group Process Groups of various types informal and formal get formed to achieve some task and their resultant goals. Many of these groups generate such cohesiveness that we start calling them as teams. Teams are famous for giving unlimited synergies depending upon the team or group processes. In the current scenario where participative and democratic management styles are seen as the better alternatives of managing‚ formation of groups and making them
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Interest groups are a key aspect of American politics in the world today. An interest group is an organization of people with shared policy goals that enter the policy making process at several points to try and influence the policy. The development of interest groups has led to the creation of three theories used to describe them: pluralism‚ hyperpluralism‚ and elitism. Pluralism states that interest groups bring representation to all the people. Elitism is when there is an unbalance of power
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1.0 THEORY X1.1 THEORY X ASSUMPTIONS | 2-3 | 2 | 2.0 THEORY Y2.1 THEORY Y ASSUMPTIONS | 4-5 | 3 | 3.0 BIG FIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS-OPENNESS-EXTRAVERSION-NEUROTICISM-CAREFULNESS-SOCIABILITY | 6-11 | 1.0 THEORY X What is theory X? The “Theory X” management theory holds that the average employee has little ambition‚ dislikes work and must be coerced‚ controlled and directed to achieve organizational objectives. Those in management who believe the behavioral assumption of “Theory X” take
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Group Behavior in Organizations Introduction А well-managed organization needs adequate talent to achieve its goals. In addition‚ organizational leaders need to understand the individuals that are working for the organization. By learning how the behavior and culture of individuals affects the organization‚ leaders and organizations move one step closer to success. Organizational behavior‚ OB for short is the study of human behavior in organizations. It is а field of study devoted to understanding
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The Evolution of Leadership Theory David A. Van Seters Stevenson‚ Kellogg‚ Ernst & Whinney‚ Vancouver‚ British Columbia and Evolution of Leadership Theory 29 Richard H.G. Field University of Alberta‚ Edmonton‚ Canada Leadership is one of the most complex and multifaceted phenomena to which organisational and psychological research has been applied. While the term "leader" was noted as early as the 1300s (The Oxford English Dictionary‚ 1933) and conceptualised even before biblical times
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How might theories of leadership and group identity help to explain the Enron collapse? Leadership means to motivate‚ influence and enable others to helps contribute towards the sucess of the organisation. The leadership of a company is one of the biggest reasons why a company will either fail or suceed. The leadership is the reason why Enron as a company failed‚ the leaders were inside trading with the companies stock shares for almost 10 years‚ which caused them to lose over 11 billion dollars
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Research on Influence of Peer Groups To answer the question‚ to what extent do peer groups affect academic performance‚ in quantifiable terms is actually quite difficult. There are numerous variables to consider‚ however‚ here are a few statistics: According to a study published by the Williams Project on the Study of Economics in Higher Education‚ stronger students do have an impact on their peers and actually help improve the overall academic performance of the peer group. In a comparison of students
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managers. These market forces result in organizations to decide on what level of quality is required in preparing their accounting information as well as the exact information required‚ by the demand (users). Three arguments relative to the free-market theory are as follows. ‘Market for managers’ The manager’s prior performance and experiences would influence the remuneration package he/she would demand in future at the given company or in a different place. When a regulation methods do not exist‚ it is
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In this essay I aim to describe two theories (Equity Theory and Social exchange theory) of relationships and to consider how they might influence the therapist engaged in couples counseling‚ noting their similarities and differences. Equity theory is a theory about fairness. Its application to close relationships has been primarily advanced by Elaine Hatfield (previously known as Elaine Walster) and her colleagues in the book Equity: Theory and Research (Walster‚ Walster‚ and Berscheid 1978). The
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