negatively affected by these poor employment practices which have been exacerbated by economic cycles and fragile political systems. In Zimbabwe‚ organisations in the Hotel sector particularly in Harare are facing similar problems. Such problems emanate from poor working conditions‚ increased labour court cases‚ low remuneration‚ high labour turnover‚ poor or non existent career structures‚ and lack of professionalism. The above state of affairs questions the significance given to the Human Resources role
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McGregor’s Theory X and Y Theory X and Theory Y are theories of human motivation created and developed by Douglas McGregor at the MIT Sloan School of Management in the 1960’s. Theory X and Theory Y have to do with the perceptions managers hold on their employees‚ not the way they generally behave. It is attitude not attributes. Theory X • Manager’s/ Management’s assumptions – • Management assumes employees is inherently lazy‚ will avoid work and they inherently dislike work. • Due to this management
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From Deterministic Behaviorism to Cognitive Theory: An Evolutionary Trail Alesia G. McDaniel University of the Rockies Abstract The Behaviorist theory‚ introduced by Pavlov and popularized by Watson and Skinner is discussed based on its roots in the philosophy of determinism which maintains that all behavior is the result of a specific cause. The theory of evolution and the consequential nature-nurture debate following contributes to the search for the meaning of behavior. A relationship to
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Frederick Herzberg’s two-factor theory‚ also called the motivator-hygiene theory. This theory has identifies that there are hygiene factors that can lead to job dissatisfaction but if a hygiene factor is improved it does not improve job satisfaction. Examples of these hygiene factors in the workplace are organizational policies‚ quality of supervision‚ working conditions‚ wage or salary‚ relationships with peers‚ relationships with subordinates‚ status and security. Improving one of these factors
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Motivation Theory Introduction In this competitive market it is easy to replicate products‚ but cannot replicate motivated employees. The important factor to achieve success in the business is that the manager should have the ability to understand and motivate their employees. Since every individual employee is different from others so it can be challenging to understand each employee’s need and to apply the right motivational theory. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Abraham Maslow’s theory is focused
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Backgrounds Douglas McGregor was a management professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He introduced a new motivational theory in his book ‘The Human Side of Enterprise’‚ stating that all workers were divided into two groups: Theory X and Theory Y. Theory X workers were lazy‚ irrational and unreliable‚ and were only motivated by money and threatened by punishment. Theory Y workers were able to seek and accept responsibilities and fulfil any goals given. The Human Side of Enterprise‚ written
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statement suggests a super human being independent of worldly needs. It describes attainment of a level of self-actualization where the human being has surrendered his basic needs for the achievement of his cause. This is the top most level of Maslow’s Theory of needs. However‚ practically‚ only a few humans throughout history have been able to attain this mental supreme. Today’s human being is taught to achieve his goals since his birth‚ but‚ his intrinsic psychology overrides all his ambitious thoughts
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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
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Tourism Management 30 (2009) 890–899 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Tourism Management journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/tourman Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory of work motivation tested empirically on seasonal workers in hospitality and tourism Christine Lundberg a‚ *‚ Anna Gudmundson b‚ Tommy D. Andersson c a School of Business and Informatics‚ University College of Borås‚ Boras 501 90‚ Sweden ETOUR‚ Mid-Sweden University‚ Ostersund‚ Sweden c School of Business‚ Economics and
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Theory X‚ Theory Y by Douglas McGregor is a motivation theory. Douglas McGregor is a social psychologist and applied two sets of assumptions to the organizational structure called Theory X and Theory Y. His theory is based on managerial views of human beings. In his book‚ The Human Side of Enterprise‚ he outlined a new role for managers. He stated that managers should assist subordinates in reaching their full potential‚ rather than commanding and controlling. Theory X is negative and Theory Y can
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