MY OWN WORDS. THIS PAPER WAS DONE FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN ASSIGNMENT. NO PROFIT WAS PLANNED TO BE MADE FROM THIS. ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT (ES24) Assignment The Hawthorne Studies Douglas McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs The Hawthorne Studies Hawthorne Studies The Hawthorne Studies are experiments which inspired Elton Mayo and others to develop the Human Relations Movement. These were conducted by the Western Electric Company of Chicago to measure the impact
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review McGregor’s X and Y Theory. The Theory describes the two different types of workers there are. An X worker who is typically lazy and the Y worker who is typically a self motivated worker and does not need to be told what to do. The paper will also talk about the two different types of managers. An X manager is all about results and getting stuff done and making the most of the day‚ and a Y manager who is very personal and lackadaisical. Through the study of these two theories and a survey of
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Mc Gregor’s Theory X and Theory Y Two distinct sets of assumptions that managers in general‚ have about their employees and which often turn out to be self-fulfilling prophesies. Theory X assumptions are that most people dislikes work and will avoid it to the extent possible‚ therefore they must be continually coerced‚ controlled‚ and threatened with punishment to get the work done‚ and that they have little or no ambition‚ prefer to avoid responsibility‚ and choose security above everything
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Hawthorne Experiment. Advantages: During the experiment the performance of the group has increased (Not because of improving conditions‚ but because of the communication and collaboration) Disadvantages: there were personnel changes‚ that is the workers hostile watching the situation changed for those who would like to work in such conditions (that is attended only those workers who are more willing‚ not all workers) Conclusion: This experiment showed that workers are willing to actively
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The Hawthorne effect is an increase in worker productivity produced by the psychological stimulus of being singled out and made to feel important. It is a term referring to the tendency of some people to work harder and perform better when they are participants in an experiment. Individuals may change their behavior due to the attention they are receiving from researchers rather than because of any manipulation of independent variables. The Hawthorne experiments took place from 1927 to 1933 in
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The Douglas McGregor XY Theory highlights two types of leaders: one is authoritarian and the other enables those under their supervision to have a variety of responsibilities for their tasks and freely work towards a common goal. When I took this screening my initial score for the management style I am working under is a 47 which falls in the category of generally Y-theory management. My score for how I like to be managed came in at a 72 which states that I strongly prefer Y-theory management.
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Organizational Theory Professor Elmer P. Nacua July 20‚ 2013 LEARNING INSIGHTS ON THEORY X / Y / Z AND MASLOW’S HEIRARCHY OF NEEDS McGregor’s Theory X / Y and William Ouichi’s Theory Z I can say that Theory X presents the pessimistic view of employees’ nature and behaviour at work‚ while Theory Y presents the optimistic view. With reference to Maslow’s theory‚ Theory X is based on the assumption that the employees emphasize on the physiological needs and the safety needs; while Theory Y is based on
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desire and perceptions can be defined as the present and expected impression of workers’ place in the company.(Dixon‚1997‚p.72) In order to motivate my workers‚ I must know their needs and perceptions. I would choose Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory and Theory X&Y to understand their needs‚ then to motivate them to perform at his or her highest level. According to Maslow‚ a person’s needs are the main motivator that drives a human. He categorized the needs of a person into 5 levels. They are physiological
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Critique of The Hawthorne Experiments Biography Written by Fritz J. Roethlisberger (1898 – 1974)‚ The Hawthorne Experiments‚ explores the experiments‚ results and conclusions of studies performed at the Hawthorne Plant of the Western Electric Company. The Hawthorne Effect is the theory that resulted from the studies. Roethlisberger‚ a key member of the team‚ joined the team in 1927 and actively participated in the research until 1936‚ first as Elton Mayo’s assistant and later as his collaborator
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Generation X and Millennium Generation Travel through time is one of the most enigmatic‚ imaginative‚ and scientifically daring concepts that had occupied the minds of many people centuries ago and will continue into the future. Nonetheless‚ not employing any time-machine contraptions‚ modern archeologists and paleontologists are traveling back in time more than anybody else. They examine the rich iridium layer in Wyoming’s clay deposits and take exploratory tours back to early Cretaceous period
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