In modern organizations‚ there is no need for Theory X elements as propounded by Douglas McGregor. Discuss with relevant examples. Douglas McGregor examined theories on behaviour of individuals and formulated two models which he calls Theory X and Theory Y. Theory X assumes that the average human being has an inherent dislike for work and will avoid it if he can. As A result of their dislike for work‚ most people must be controlled and threatened before they will work hard enough. The
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world clueless. Expectations differ from culture to culture and that is what results in a diversity of norms‚ morals and desires. Cultural expectations influence the way the citizens of that society think‚ talk and act. In Douglas Coupland’s novel‚ Generation X‚ he uses a variety of diverse characters to represent different groups of people born in the time frame of the late 1950’s to the early 1960’s. The novel follows three main characters Andy‚ Dag and Claire who are experiencing hardship at this time
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as developing countries‚ where growth in the elderly will present more challenges of population aging in the near future and immediate forecoming decades. Between the years 1946 and 1960‚ more babies were born and it is known as “Baby Boom” here in the United States. Today‚ the earlier Baby Boomers are entering into retirement Recorded information that I find reported by the Center for Disease Control (CDC)‚ further substantiate that in the United States‚ the proportion of the population for
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20 minutes‚ 01 second. Question Completion Status: Question 1 1. The Net Generation is the first generation of kids to grow up surrounded by digital media. Answer True False 1 points Question 2 1. Demographics is the study of human populations and is an important analytical tool. Answer True False 1 points Question 3 1. The "Baby Bust" demographic also referred to as "Generation X" have not embraced digital media. Answer True False 1 points Question
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Aging Baby Boomers -- can America pay for their retirement? Social Security Administration officials are now reporting that as Baby Boomers leave the work force‚ America is facing the lowest ratio of persons working per retiree in the history of the program. Boomers‚ like much of the current working American population‚ have paid into Social Security for most‚ if not all‚ of their working lives. This being the case‚ what’s all the fuss about? Is there a crisis concerning the retirement of Baby
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1. What types of programs or tactics would you suggest the owner institute to break fear of baby Boomers and change their attitude towards rock climbing? Programs to break the fear of rock climbing to Baby Boomers include the practicing safety‚ proper footing and technique. A climber out there happens to be treading in dangerous conditions which might be very tempting. Failure to observe safety measures means that climber might be hurt. Such injuries are even known to be fatal. The move will ensure
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Generation Y‚ starting for the time of 1984-2003‚ known as Millenium Generation. Generation Y has grown up‚ a world with diverse Internet resources‚ iPods‚ Facebook‚ and intense multi-tasking‚ simultaneously chatting on AIM‚ finishing a problem set‚ watching television and listening to music. These are the Baby Boomers‚ heavily immersed in a digital world. Gen Yers are creative‚ focused‚ wild‚ trend-sitting‚ untamed generation. In Laura Vanderkam’s essay‚ “Hookups Starve the soul “‚she talks about
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Sociology Research 2 4/26/12 Generation Y: Age of the Millennial’s “Can you imagine young people nowadays making a study of trigonometry for the fun of it? Well I did.” -Clyde Tombaugh. To say that my generation is one of laziness and one of apathy could very well be true‚ but to say that we are like your parents and not driving this nation into the future is not. Nowadays in this fast-paced and technologically advanced society we see how much better life has become compared to the decades
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Working in healthcare I have had the privilege to work with different generations and each one has its certain quirk. Now‚ I don’t believe that all baby boomers have the‚ “swagger” attitude. I can say that I’ve had those patients who have a certain je ne sais quoi attitude that makes me rethink signing up for another double shift at the nursing home. Now‚ I understand that I’m there to provide a service to someone else but it’s inexcusable that anyone act in arrogant manner towards another person
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The baby boomer’s generation is one of the largest and with their busy schedules there is little time to focus on their lifestyle. Many companies have created services to assist with this although they have not hit this generations ideal interests. A new business that would improve and benefit the baby boomers would be a healthy lifestyle bracelet‚ similar to a Fitbit. It would be the same idea but serve more purpose then the original fit bit. The vision of this service would be a bracelet with high
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