The X Theory and Y Theory Douglas McGregor‚ a social psychologist‚ introduced us to his famous X-Y Theory in his 1960 book The Human Side of Enterprise. Theory X and Theory Y are most commonly referred to in the field of management and employee motivation. McGregor’s theories‚ although over 40 years old‚ remain a basic principle from which to develop positive management. Both the X and the Y theories begin with the premise that management’s role is to assemble the factors of production. Theory X assumes
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English 111 Justin Greene Ratanak Kheou February 26‚ 2013 The Myriad Forms of Social Stereotypes Have you ever experienced the load of judgment from society? Everywhere we go‚ we cannot deny those judgments. It is a natural fact that people mentally tend to judge others’ appearances as being either poor‚ rich‚ successful‚ or productive without knowing their personalities at all. This is stereotyping. However‚ social stereotypes are not just limited to personal appearance‚ but also include
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The classical example of democracy is that of ancient Athens‚ where the whole populace would meet in the marketplace to vote on decisions. It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government‚ except all the others have been tried. In my opinion‚ democracy is not a perfect system‚ but it is the best form of government when compared to others and is the most effective among all different types of government. In a democratic government‚ power is given to the people. This allows the people
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Theory X and Theory Y Understanding Team Member Motivation What motivates employees to go to work each morning? Many people get great satisfaction from their work and take great pride in it; Others may view it as a burden‚ and simply work to survive. This question of motivation has been studied by management theorists and social psychologists for decades‚ in attempts to identify successful approaches to management. Social psychologist Douglas McGregor of MIT expounded two contrasting theories
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Worship the Female Form Throughout time people have worshiped and praised the female form. Whether it was for the sheer beauty of reproduction and fertility‚ or beauty in its most vain form the female form has been celebrated. However‚ we haven’t always depicted famous women the same way throughout history. Sometimes we see the Virgin Mary dignified in beautiful clothing and sometimes we see Venus in all of her naked glory‚ but we admire them just the same. But in what form do we accept them more
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Taxonomy of Organizational Forms by Fred Beshears [ Return ] According to Henry Mintzberg‚ an organization’s structure is largely determined by the variety one finds in its environment. For Mintzberg‚ environmental variety is determined by both environmental complexity and the pace of change. He identifies four types of organizational form‚ which are associated with four combinations of complexity and change. To help explain each of the four organizational forms‚ Mintzberg defines five basic
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What are the 3 forms of business organization‚ and what are the advantages and disadvantages of each form? For a corporation‚ what is the overall goal of the financial manager? Do you agree with this goal? Why or why not? A business organization is defined as an entity created for the purpose of conducting an industrial or commercial enterprise (“Business organization‚” n.d.). The following are the most popular forms of a business organization: Sole Proprietorship (Brooks‚ 2013) Partnership
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Scholars have long debated whether war is a form of diplomacy‚ or rather a failure of diplomacy. While scholars such as Clausewitz would argue that war is a policy maker and that the conduct of war should be subordinated to its political goals‚ other scholars such as Fearon may also suggest that war is a failure of diplomacy and that entities intervene as a last resort. While both points of view are interesting‚ the definition of “war” and “diplomacy”‚ the purposes within war and diplomacy‚ peaceful
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Form‚ Content‚ and Subject Matter GENZ 220Z-Art Critique Paper Shelby M. Dykes In this paper‚ I will discuss the form‚ content‚ and subject matter of three different paintings. Each of the paintings represents the following: representational painting‚ abstract painting‚ and a portrait. The paintings I have chosen are: Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks 1942‚ Wassily Kodinsky’s Colour Studies: Squares and Concentrentic Circles 1913‚ and Pablo Picasso’s Self-Portrait 1907. Representational paintings show
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