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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The History of Fragile X Syndrome. The first appearance the Fragile X syndrome was in 1943 when doctors Martin and Bell discovered that a specific form of mental retardation was X-linked. Both go on to describe a pedigree of X-linked mental disability. (Martin & Bell‚ 1943). Fragile X Syndrome has not been around for that long‚ actually less than eighty years. Later in 1969‚ Herbert Lubs a doctor developed the chromosomal test for Fragile X chromosome. Lubs accomplished this chromosomal test by
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Compare McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y style of leadership and consider the types of organizations in which each style of leadership might be most appropriate. Douglas McGregor devised his concept of Theory X and Theory Y in the USA in the 1950’s using a survey of managers‚ which he then proposed in his book‚ ‘The Human Side of Enterprise’ in the 1960’s. Theory X states that a manager distrusts his subordinates‚ believes they don’t enjoy work and therefore must be controlled. Theory Y‚ on the other
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History and Theory Paper Allison C. Taylor PSYCH 645 August 8‚ 1014 History and Theory The world that we live in is ever evolving and‚ this ever evolving process includes‚ of course‚ the world of psychology. Over time and during the reign of many notable psychologists and psychiatrists‚ theories that were considered new and promising but never proven formed the foundation for new theory exploration and discovery. Carl Rogers and Sigmund Freud built theories that are useful and still applied
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explain deviant behavior. The first way was strain theory‚ which emphasize conformity cannot satisfy force people into deviance. The second way was cultural theory; it says deviant behavior was a set of standards that were not accepted by the powerful society. Control theory was the last way to explain deviant behaviors‚ which explain the reason of people was free to commit delinquent acts‚ was the broken social tie. Control theories have a long history. Most of their basis was assume that every individual
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means to attain them‚ describe each of the five modes of adaptation that Merton outlined in strain theory. Merton’s Strain hypothesis is a human science and criminology hypothesis created in 1938 by Robert K. Merton. The hypothesis expresses that society puts weigh on people to accomplish socially acknowledged objectives for an example the American dream‚ however they do not have the methods. This prompts strain which may lead the people to carry out wrongdoings. Merton contended that society can urge
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Theory X and Theory Y was an idea devised by Douglas McGregor in his 1960 book “The Human Side of Enterprise”. It encapsulated a fundamental distinction between management styles and has formed the basis for much subsequent writing on the subject (Economist. 2015) The theories look at how a manager’s perceptions of what motivate his or her team members affect the way he or she behaves. By understanding how your assumptions about employees’ motivation can influence your management style‚ you can adapt
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History X Book Report I. Biographic Data Wulfson‚ Don. 345 Hudson street‚ New York 10014‚ U.S.A. Penguin books LTD.80 Strand‚ London. II. Setting This event is taking parting time of Hitler‚ Executing Jews. Some places they are at are Germany‚ Russia‚ and City’s of the two. In Germany he is a solder and is trained in Germany. Russia is then the main place because he is stuck their. "The town we were in‚ Klatovy‚ Czechoslovakia‚ Russia." III. Characterization Erik Brandt is the main character
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McGregor’s theory X and theory Y McGregor developed two theories of human behaviour at work: Theory and X and Theory Y. He did not imply that workers would be one type or the other. Rather‚ he saw the two theories as two extremes - with a whole spectrum of possible behaviours in between. Theory X workers could be described as follows: - Individuals who dislike work and avoid it where possible - Individuals who lack ambition‚ dislike responsibility and prefer to be led - Individuals who desire
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and of the individual can lead to deviance and criminal activity. Understanding the connection between the Social Strain Theory and anomie help explain the variables that motivate people towards criminal activity or deter them away from it. These concepts help explain the concentration of crime in lower class and minority communities‚ as well as the generally high crime rate in American society but fail to explain violent crimes such as homicide and assault or why people choose one adaptation over
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