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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speed of twenty-five meters per second. There shouldn’t be any threat of rebounding the disc from the cage. The discus used in the Ancient Olympics were made out of stone. The discus has a circular shape with the top curved and the bottom flat. In the olympics‚ the men’s discus weighs 4.4 pounds‚ eleven ounces heavier than the men’s high school discus. The discus weighs 2.2 pounds for women in high school and in the olympics. In any competition‚ a throw of 130 feet is decent; 150 feet is acceptable
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Professionalism Professionalism is the key to quality and efficiently due to how you present yourself in a professional environment. Being professional can occur in many occasions such as business‚ school‚ jobs‚ and interviews etc. Knowing how to talk and look professional is a great skill to have in life and in general. When you come off as professional‚ people look at you as very wise‚ skilled and educated. Some of the ways people use professionalism in an everyday environment is when a person
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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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1. What role do political parties play in elections? Political parties help gather people with the same mindsets together and during the elections they help their candidates to raise funding‚ awareness and provide appropriate candidates for elections. 2. What were the main factors bringing people into the Republican and Democratic parties after the Civil War? The major factors that lead to people into Republican and Democratic Parties after Civil War mainly focus on people’s economic and social status
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A1. What role would money play in: (a) the hierarchy-of-needs theory; (b) the motivation-hygiene theory; (c) the equity theory; and (d) the expectancy theory? Answer: A1. What role would money play in: (a) the hierarchy-of-needs theory; (b) the motivation-hygiene theory; (c) the equity theory; and (d) the expectancy theory Money plays different roles in different theories. (a) For the
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In this particular instance‚ God used Elisha ability to listen‚ and see beyond what others took for granted as being all that there is. Elisha trusted God not only to lead him on a journey of helpfulness‚ but also a path where God would protect and provide for him. Elisha trusted God to help when he‚ Elisha‚ asked. God fulfilled
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Due to the fact that I was not born in the United States‚ I didn’t learn American history; therefore‚ my knowledge about pilgrims is very limited. I know the basics about how Thanksgiving came to be. There was a Native American who helped teach the pilgrims to plant corn by using dead fish as fertilizer. His name was Squanto. The pilgrims and the natives came together and feasted on turkey. Thanksgiving became a holiday and turkey became the main dish. I didn’t know that there was another Native
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1. Which one‚ genetics (nature) or the environment (nurture)‚ do you think plays a larger role in the development of who you are? Please provide me with what percentage you think each contributes‚ for example‚ 50% genetics/50% environment. I personally feel like most of the habits you develop are from the environment (nurture). I would say it’s about 70% nurture and 30% nature. I believe that most of the habits people pick up are because they have seen it done by someone else. Now I do know of
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The Douglas McGregor XY Theory highlights two types of leaders: one is authoritarian and the other enables those under their supervision to have a variety of responsibilities for their tasks and freely work towards a common goal. When I took this screening my initial score for the management style I am working under is a 47 which falls in the category of generally Y-theory management. My score for how I like to be managed came in at a 72 which states that I strongly prefer Y-theory management.
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