psychologist formulated a theory that has changed the path of management thinking and practice. He proposed two sets of assumptions about employee ’s attitude and behaviour‚ so the manager will be in a better position to manage the workers and achieve organizational goals. McGregor named these assumptions as Theory X and Theory This essay would examine the pros and cons of this theory of employee motivation‚ followed by writer ’s opinion. (McGregor‚ 1960) Theory X: According to Theory X‚ Managers assume
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“Theory X and Theory Y” of Douglas McGregor : McGregor‚ in his book “The Human side of Enterprise” states that people inside the organization can be managed in two ways. The first is basically negative‚ which falls under the category X and the other is basically positive‚ which falls under the category Y. After viewing the way in which the manager dealt with employees‚ McGregor concluded that a manager’s view of the nature of human beings is based on a certain grouping of assumptions and that he
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THE MAJORITY INFORMATION FOUND HERE ARE NOT 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
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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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Monopolistic Advantage Theory an approach in international business which explains why a particular national firm is able to compete with indigenous competitors in overseas market. He started by looking at international investments which classified into two: portfolio investment and direct investment. Control is the key factor which differentiates one another. If the investor directly controls the foreign enterprise‚ his investment is called a direct investment. If he does not control it‚ his investment
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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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The X and Y game What is a game where you have four persons to a team‚ and each person shows an X and Y card each round and according to what each other person‚ including themselves shows they get a certain number of points added on or taken off? What is the meaning of this game? What does it show? This game shows how individual people act in a group. When every person in a group cooperates something gets done‚ but if people are out for themselves‚ and fail to recognize that they are in this together
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What is motivation? Motivation is the “total propensity or level of desire of an individual to behave in a certain manner at a certain time.”(P. 71 Dixon‚ 1997) Also‚ it can be defined as the “willingness of an individual to respond to the organisation’s requirements in short run.”(P.71 Dixon‚ 1997) Motivation is important to productivity. Getting good results in motivating staff can also results in high productivity. Why motivating staff is the most difficult task for any kinds of managers? It is
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[pic] Medical – Health & Family Welfare‚ Education 1. Motive : To provide the Medical related facilities and prevention of Health to each and every‚ last person of the Nation. 2. Reason : As per present scenario Government Medical Institutions are able to serve/treat only 20% of the Indian population. Rest 80% have to depend upon private sector. 3. Source : Co-operative or Private Public Partnership (Where Management is private while Government place a supportive role). 4. Content : a.
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THEORY OF ABSOLUTE ADVANTAGE “If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it‚ [we had] better buy it of them with some part of our own industry‚ employed in a way in which we have some advantage.” -Adam Smith (WN‚ IV.ii.12) This means that a nation produces and exports those commodities which it can produce more cheaply than other nations‚ and imports those which it cannot. A nation will not produce a good that is produced more expensively at
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