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 X assumes
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Leadership has been looked at from various aspects ever since it has been studied and all of the derived theories are relevant to different situations and conditions. A common definition of leadership is; ‘A process of social influence by which an individual enlists the aid and support of others in accomplishment of a task or a mission’ (Chemers‚ 1997). A leadership facet‚ which greatly interests me‚ is ‘Change Leadership’. The scale of competition in the market has increased by leaps and bounds in the past
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My theory states that the unconscious is something very deep. We as individuals do not understand what is all going on in our unconscious. We can uncover parts of ourselves that we may not have known about‚ but we will never be able to know or understand everything about ourselves. I believe that the unconscious is a positive reinforcement that keep us going in our daily lives. There are times we get depressed‚ some more than others‚ yet we are able to try and seek help or push through day to day
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Change Management Models Organisational change‚ a vibrant force in the current scenario of rapid developments‚ is an inevitable feature of organisational life. The environment within and outside the organisations is changing at an ever-increasing pace‚ creating the need for faster response to the environment and eventually for deep seated transformations within the organisations themselves. The models have been categorised depending upon their nature of change‚ analysis and treatment into three
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• What you must learn‚ for today’s job environment – learn to live with work situations that are not framed by job descriptions and clear reporting relationships. We will have to learn to live with multiple roles‚ where the role mix changes frequently. And we will have to find the income we need in such unstable and unpredictable conditions • The most difficult aspect of being laid off or otherwise “dejobbed” – The hardest part of being laid off is the mental aspect.” In
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Subject title; Management of Change Student number; B00594930 Tutor name; Lorna Treanor Due date; 15th April 2014 Table of contents Section 1……………………………………………………………………………………...3 1.1 Objective of the report………………………………………………………………….3 1.2 Scope of the report……………………………………………………………………...3 1.3 Methods used……………………………………………………………………………3 1.4 Summary of the main body…………………………………………………………….3 Section 2……………………………………………………………………………………...4 2.1 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………4
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Psychodynamic Theory The psychodynamic theorist such as Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung suggest that psychological‚ emotional‚ and motivational forces occur in an unconscious level. Given the diverse cultural backgrounds that exist it is pivotal that professionals in the field develop an understanding of the ethnocentric limitations of the psychodynamic theory. Understanding the psychodynamic theory and multicultural elements coincide‚ but given the ethnocentric limitations discussed in this paper
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Facilitating Change As Amazon expands into China‚ management has noticed the need for possible organization structure and design change. In this paper‚ one will learn about the existing structure and design‚ the challenges of the existing design‚ and changes in strategy for the organization. Additionally‚ one will learn recommended changes to the current organizational structure to align with the strategies provided previously and the changes to the organizational structure of Amazon’s Human Resource
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Leadership & Organization Development Journal Emerald Article: Resistance to organizational change: the role of cognitive and affective processes Wayne H. Bovey‚ Andy Hede Article information: To cite this document: Wayne H. Bovey‚ Andy Hede‚ (2001)‚"Resistance to organizational change: the role of cognitive and affective processes"‚ Leadership & Organization Development Journal‚ Vol. 22 Iss: 8 pp. 372 - 382 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01437730110410099 Downloaded
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Phases of planned change Lewin’s (1947a) three step model is often cited as his key contribution to organizational change however‚ attention have to be drawn to the fact that when developing this he was not just thinking about organizational issues. Nor did he intend it to be separate from the other three element which comprise his planned approach (Field theory‚ Group Dynamic and Action Research). Lewin’s Three Steps: v Unfreezing Believe that the stability of human behavior was based
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