associated with employee motivation (Geren‚ 2011). Therefore‚ applying appropriate motivation theories is attaching much attention in China than before. As a prime example of Western motivation theories‚ McGregor states that every management method is based on an assumption of human nature and behavior at work in theory X and Y (McGregor‚ 2000). Whereas theory X emphasizes on strategies of control‚ theory Y focus motivators more on individual goals. In spite of numerous criticisms that query the certainty
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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? During the 1960s the number of psychologists invented motivational theories‚ which aimed to increase organizations’ productivity. One of those is McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y‚ in which he claimed that people can be managed in two extremes‚ based on the grounds of their needs. After publishing his work had a significant impact on management
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different generations around today as Veterans‚ Baby Boomers‚ Generation X‚ Generation Y and Generation Z.Here I’ve tried to analyze Gen X & Gen Y. GEN X The moniker Generation X was coined by Douglas Coupland‚ who chose the unknown variable “X” to describe a generation that defies definition.Members of Generation X are largely in their 30’s and early 40’s. On the whole‚ they are more ethnically diverse and better educated than
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and Henri Fayol generating management theories such as Taylor’ Scientific Management and Fayol’s Administrative Management. In the late 1920’s and early 1930’s the Hawthorne studies were conducted where Elton Mayo was the predominate figure and contributed to the Behavioural viewpoint. This brought about a Human Relations Movement which included Douglas McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y approach. Similarities and differences can be found between the theories due to the relevant time period they were
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Compare and contrast the management theories of Frederick Taylor‚ Henri Fayol‚ Elton Mayo and Douglas McGregor. In what sense(s) are these theories similar and/or compatible? In what sense(s) are these theories dissimilar and/or incompatible? How would a contingency theorist reconcile the points of dissimilarity and/or incompatibility between these approaches? The twentieth century has brought in a number of management theories which have helped shaped our view of management in the present
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P2: Discuss theories of communication. Part A The communication cycle is a commonly used theory of communication. It was first developed by Charles Berner in 1965; it was then modified by Michael Argyle‚ who was a social psychologist‚ in 1972. The concept of a ‘communication cycle’ makes it clear that‚ in order to have effective communication‚ it must be a two way process. As well as transferring messages to others in a definite‚ clear way‚ health care professionals must be able to respond to the
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Discuss the value of nursing theory to the profession of nursing. Identify one way in which you could use nursing theory to improve your practice (present or future role). Provide a reference for your response. Nursing theory is the term given to the body of knowledge that is used to support nursing practice. (Current Nursing‚ 2012). The foundation for nursing research was developed by nursing theory‚ which is important in developing nursing practice. If it wasn ’t for nursing research‚ we would
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process. In relation to this‚ which of the followings is TRUE? (B) 8 (C) 512 (D) 258 © All rights reserved by Gateforum Educational Services Pvt. Ltd. No part of this document may be reproduced or utilized in any form without the written permission. Discuss GATE 2011 question paper at www.gatementor.com. 1 CS-Paper Code-B GATE 2011 www.gateforum.com (A) On per-thread basis‚ the OS maintains only CPU register state (B) The OS does not maintain a separate stack for each thread (C) On per-thread
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Discuss theories of moral development Piaget researched into the moral development of children and found that until about 5 years old children are amoral. They cannot make moral judgements or understand rules. However‚ most children under 5 years old know when they are doing something wrong; therefore it could be argued that they aren’t amoral. To understand rules children use equal-status contact with peers to understand others perspectives and begin to develop morally. Piaget used pairs of vignettes
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Forgetting is the inability to recall or recognise information that was once stored in the memory and is now not available or cannot be accessed. There are four main theories to forgetting; trace decay‚ cue dependant‚ displacement and interference. Displacement seeks to explain forgetting in the short term memory. According to Shiffrin and Atkinson’s model of memory‚ the short term memory has certain characteristics such as limited capacity so if information is not rehearsed‚ it would be forgotten
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