development of his Theory X and Theory Y‚ incorporating how they evolved‚ what they are and how relevant they are to managers of the 21st century. The aim of this piece is to gain a better understanding of the theories of management developed by McGregor and how/if they are still being used today. Before the industrial revolution‚ the majority of manufacturing was done by a system called ‘crafts production’‚ where a number of skilled workers hand manufactured products (Waddell 2010‚ p.39). However
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overbearing management theories strong in the past. Largely based on theories of Douglas McGregor‚ HR Management Theory makes the assumption that people want to work. The assumptions are also made that people are responsible‚ self-motivated‚ and wanting to succeed; and‚ further‚ that they understand their own position in the company hierarchy. McGregor called this Theory Y. Theory Y is the total opposite of what McGregor called Theory X. Theory X takes the view that employees are lazy‚ not at all motivated
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characteristics in ... http://www.accel-team.com/human_relations/hrels_06_mcclelland.html Employee motivation. Motivation in the workplace- theory and practice This article focus on aspects of employee motivation‚ theory and practice as ... Douglas McGregor · Rensis
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Theory Z Theory Z is an approach to management that advocates matching the organization’s culture to that of the larger society and assumes that involved workers are the key to increased productivity. In other words‚ the values of certain cultures affect the way the employees work‚ and therefore‚ those values should be taken into concideration when managing employees of a certain business. Another part of the theory is that‚ theory Z workers can be trusted to do their jobs to their utmost ability
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While Classical philosophies rarely took upon a task of developing a specific theory of organizations‚ some had used implicit conceptions of general organization in construct views on politics and virtue; the Greek philosopher Plato‚ for example‚ wrote about the essence of leadership‚ emphasized the importance of specialization and discussed a primordial form of incentive structures in speculating how to get people to embody the goal of the just city in The Republic. Aristotle also addressed such
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move up the hierarchy. a. downward b. upward c. stay the same d. transition lateral 14. Which of the following psychologists believed that people were motivated by need? a. Douglas McGregor b. J. Stacy Adams c. Victor Vroom d. Abraham Maslow 15. What are the categories that Douglas McGregor theorized management attitudes towards workers fall into? a. Theory X and Theory Y b.
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motivation at work. He suggested that in a working environment‚ satisfaction and dissatisfaction arose nearly always from different factors. He categorised them in to two factors as hygiene factors and motivator factors. 1960 Douglas Mcgregor ’s Motivational theory of X and Y Mcgregor suggests in his theory that there are two key methods to manage people and motivate them in a working environment. 1961 David McClelland ’s achievement motivation McClelland suggests in his theory that this intrinsic
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human nature‚ which is the fundamental nature and substance of humans (wikipedia‚ human nature). Various philosophers have come out with different theories trying to explain the human nature and how to motivate them. These philosophers include Douglas Mcgregor with his "Theory X‚ Theory Y"‚ and then there is Frederick Herzberg with the "two factor motivation hygiene theory". Next would be Abraham Maslow with the "hierarchy of needs"‚ then there is David McClelland and the "achievement motivation".
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the top there is the self-actualization‚ such as morality‚ creativity‚ problem solving. 1960 – Douglas McGregor – Theory X and Theory Y. Theory X and Theory Y consist of two very different types of management. Theory X believes that no one enjoys work and employees are lazy and require force so their work it complete. Theory Y believes that people enjoy work and has a friendlier atmosphere. McGregor also combined his theory with Maslow’s in saying the bottom half of the triangle was Theory X needs
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Improving Organization Retention Paper PSY/435 Organization Retention Paper Organizations often experiences staffing issues; therefore‚ one department will be asked to cover for another. However‚ these issues can be generated from several aspects within an organization such as staffing issues‚ financial issues‚ and organization retention. Subsequently‚ the organization administration must endeavor to sort out the best strategy to resolve these issues. In this particular paper the underlying
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