Theory X and Theory Y Douglas McGregor (1906 - 1964) is one of the forefathers of management theory and one of the top business thinkers of all time. He was a social psychologist who became the President of Antioch College. He later became a professor of management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (he was succeeded by Warren Bennis). His book The Human Side of Enterprise (1960) had a profound influence on the management field‚ largely due to his Theory X and Theory Y. McGregor developed
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EJERCICIO TEMA 5 Y 6 1) CADENA DE VALOR DE PORTER: Dentro de la cadena de valor distinguimos entre actividades principales o primarias y actividades de apoyo. Entre las actividades primarias más relevantes para esta empresa podemos citar: • Producción (operaciones): “La compañía fabrica bajo pedido”; “el sistema productivo es altamente flexible‚ lo que le permite la adaptación del producto a las especificaciones de los clientes”; “Respecto a la producción‚ la mayor parte de ella se realiza
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Gregor’s Theory X and Y Before explaining Gregor’s theory X and Y‚let me introduce you to motivation. Motivation internal and external factors that stimulate desire and energy in people to be continually interested and committed to a job‚ role or subject‚ or to make an effort to attain a goal. In other words motivation is the process by which a person’s effort are energized‚directed and sustained toward attaining a goal. In an organization‚ managers need to be ale able to motivate employees
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Situación Problemática: Pobreza y Responsabilidad Social ¿Consideras que América Latina ha tenido un avance significativo en la última década‚ en contra de la pobreza?‚ ¿por qué? Basada en las lecturas realizadas para esta primera etapa‚ considero que desafortunadamente el avance ha sido bajo respecto a la expectativa que se tenía y a la meta planteada por la ONU y otros organismos internacionales. Desafortunadamente creo que un factor importante que ha impedido el avance esperado es la corrupción
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The X Theory and Y Theory Douglas McGregor‚ a social psychologist‚ introduced us to his famous X-Y Theory in his 1960 book The Human Side of Enterprise. Theory X and Theory Y are most commonly referred to in the field of management and employee motivation. McGregor’s theories‚ although over 40 years old‚ remain a basic principle from which to develop positive management. Both the X and the Y theories begin with the premise that management’s role is to assemble the factors of production. Theory
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Comparison and Contrast on Theory XY and Z Douglas McGregor suggested that there are two different ways in which we can look at workers attitudes toward work. Each of these views‚ which McGregor called Theory X and Theory Y‚ has implications for management. Theory X (’authoritarian management’ style) -People do not really like to work and will avoid it if at all possible so they must be coerced‚ controlled‚ directed‚ threatened with punishment to get them to work. -The average worker avoids
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“CONCEPTO DE CONTABILIDAD DE ACUERDO A LAS NORMAS DE INFORMACIÓN FINANCIERA” INTRODUCCIÓN La profesión de Contador Público es indispensable en el mundo actual de los negocios‚ puede ser practicada desde diferentes puntos de los sectores de la economía y en distintas funciones dentro de las organizaciones‚ tanto públicas como privadas. Su indispensabilidad surge a partir de las necesidades de obtener información precisa de las operaciones financieras de un ente; del impacto de la globalización
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Running Head: GEN Y IN THE WORKFORCE REVIEW 1 Article review of Gen Y in the Workforce Kevin Gaffuri Azusa Pacific University GEN Y IN THE WORKFORCE REVIEW 2 The case study illuminates several managerial challenges when it pertains to younger individuals in the workplace. Traditional methods may seem lost on them. Newer techniques are the constant. It is almost an entirely new language. As much of a challenge as this seems‚ it is hardly new to the business
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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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