In 1960‚ Douglas McGregor an American psychologist formulated a theory that has changed the path of management thinking and practice. He proposed two sets of assumptions about employee ’s attitude and behaviour‚ so the manager will be in a better position to manage the workers and achieve organizational goals. McGregor named these assumptions as Theory X and Theory This essay would examine the pros and cons of this theory of employee motivation‚ followed by writer ’s opinion. (McGregor‚ 1960)
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Motivational Theories Over the years‚ many have studied the behavior of individuals and what lies beneath their motivation. To completely understand these concepts we must fully understand the meaning of motivation. I will first discuss the definition of motivation‚ then I will briefly present three different motivational theories‚ the pros and cons of each‚ and strategies for which organizations can use in order to successfully implement motivational tactics. The New Penguin Business Dictionary
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This was a period of time that people tried to figure out what might affect the productivity and efficiency‚ like from motivation. It produced a variety of theories researching people’s psychological desires; around what do they need in different levels‚ such as Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs. However‚ this time we try to focus on two-factor theory. Employees in an organization are either satisfied or dissatisfied with their job based on whether they are motivated or not on their job. However‚ the kind
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Maslow’s Theory: A Human’s Hierarchy of Needs Jason T. Heilman Grantham University Maslow’s Theory: A Human’s Hierarchy of Needs Every person is driven by different factors. Some enjoy a challenge; others are motivated by money while others simply want human interaction. Many researchers designed studies to determine what drives an individual to perform and they developed their own theories on how managers can get the highest levels of productivity from their employees while
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Ora Rines PSY/211 04/11/13 Maslow Hierarchy of needs is the basic ways of living. We go by these methods to keep stability of ourselves. Some people didn’t know that there is an step by step method on how your life is suppose to be. Maslow Hierarchy needs is survival needs‚ that’s the need to keep us alive such as food‚ water‚ air with the exceptional of sex. I believe you will still be alive without sex I would use that in a different category. The next one is safety‚ the need to feel
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The Compromise of 1850 & Fredrick Douglas The Compromise of 1850 was primarily about the future of slavery in the new territories and the Union. Out of the Compromise of 1850 came “The Fugitive Slave Law”‚ which gave owners of escaped slaves the power and the resources to procure their escaped slaves. It constituted one of its provisions was controversial federal laws that intended to pacify the slaveholding south and enraged the Northern abolitionist and ultimately provoked the Civil War. The
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be to do their jobs well. There are several important studies relating to motivation. These include Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs‚ Frederick Herzberg’s study of hygiene and motivational factors‚ Douglas McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y‚ Victor Vroom’s Expectancy Theory‚ and J. Stacy Adams’ Equity Theory. It is worth noting that the paper will give some highlights of the above mentioned theories so as to give a bigger picture on the subject of motivation‚ further the paper will give brief definitions
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Fredrick Douglas was a born into slavery. Like many slaves‚ he was unsure of his background birth date. Douglas slave-owner believed that educating a slave makes them unmanageable. Yet‚ Douglass finds himself learning to read with the help of local poor white children. As he learns to read and write ‚ he becomes conscious of the evils of slavery and of the existence of the abolitionist‚ or anti slavery‚ movement. Although‚ Douglas struggles to free himself‚ mentally and physically from slavery
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Compare McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y style of leadership and consider the types of organizations in which each style of leadership might be most appropriate. Douglas McGregor devised his concept of Theory X and Theory Y in the USA in the 1950’s using a survey of managers‚ which he then proposed in his book‚ ‘The Human Side of Enterprise’ in the 1960’s. Theory X states that a manager distrusts his subordinates‚ believes they don’t enjoy work and therefore must be controlled. Theory Y‚ on the
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The Life and Legacy of Abraham Maslow By: Jassmere D. Smith Houston Community College The Life and Legacy of Abraham Maslow Young Maslow Abraham Harold Maslow was born on April 1‚ 1908 in Manhattan‚ New York to Rose and Samuel Maslow. He had seven siblings; Abe Maslow‚ Hympe Maslow‚ Solly Maslow‚ Ruth Maslow‚ Sylvia Maslow‚ Lewis Maslow and Edith Maslow who had died as an infant. At an early age Maslow developed a strong mistrust of religion and became a proud atheist. Due to his scrawny physique
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