Douglas McGregor

Theory X supposes that workers are normally not motivated and don’t like working, and it encourages an autocratic style of leadership. It is state that management must operatively happen to finish things done. This style of management supposes that employees don’t like to work, stay away from responsibility and need to be instructed, need to be managed; pressurized; and frighten to bring what it is needed, need to be directed with controls, need to be attracted to make results. Theory Y supposes…

The Canadian pilots had shown great performance during the battle of Britain. It was marked as Adolf Hitler’s first defeat and was the first major battle of the war. The Canadian pilots showed patriotism and loyalty throughout the battle. When the British army needed support the Canadian Pilots were there supplying them with whatever they needed. The Canadian pilots stayed with Britain through the whole battle. Canadian Pilots saved the day in the Battle of Britain because the Canadian pilots…

01 Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. 2. Travelocity is a company that believes in the ethical treatment and development of employees. True False Michelle Peluso, CEO of Travelocity, subscribes to McGregor's Theory X views concerning employees. True False Practical experience and research both tell us that layoffs should increase the motivation of remaining employees. True False According to Jeffrey Pfeffer nearly 90% of today's…

Personality research and theory has evolved to help individuals improve their understanding of themselves and others. With this understanding, we can make conclusions about how one’s personal behaviors can influence organizational behavior. Robbins and Judge (2009) defined an organization as a “consciously coordinated social unit, composed of two or more people, that functions on a relatively continuous basis to achieve a common goal or set of goals.” By definition, an organization must function…

As Tom Peters said, management is about arranging and telling while leadership is about nurturing and enhancing. He clarified the difference between leader and manager. A manager’s job is often described as providing everything his employees need to successfully accomplish their jobs. In contrast, a great leader, usually is be chosen by people, is to help and lead people to achieve a common goal. Both methods are very important in business. Management involves four basic jobs: planning,…

aiming to succeed must maintain an active balance of skilful leadership and responsible management (Mullins 2010). Management and Leadership Models Douglas McGregor (1960) based his work on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs; he did this by grouping the hierarchy into higher-order needs (Theory Y) and lower-order needs (Theory X) (Mullins, 2007). McGregor suggested that the manager could use either of these needs to motivate employees, although Theory Y rather than Theory X would produce better…

As Tom Peters said: ”Management is about arranging and telling while leadership is about nurturing and enhancing.” highlighting the difference purposes of leader and management. This essay will analyze Nike’s management and leadership style comparing to this quote and examine whether this quote is valid with some examples. Management involves four basic jobs: planning, organizing, controlling and directing. (Leadership vs. Management, 2014) It is an organization and coordination of a company…

The idea of unethical actions has various meanings, according to the civil service commission of Philippines it is any action which is restricted by the law (ForumPublicPolicy 2014). On the other hand in the dynamic business world there seems to be a’ grey area’ to what is classed as unethical or not as it refers back to the idea or morality. Therefore in order to fully analyse how managers behave unethically, it is essential to understand the deeper meaning behind the word ‘unethical’ itself.…

Although we are all created equally, we are not created to function equally. It is our strengths and weaknesses that differentiate us and ultimately makes us unique to the world we live in. Understanding our individual personality traits and that of others, can create a more cohesive environment especially in our different organizations hence the benefit of the self assessment test. Similar to the Myers-Briggs test, this self assessment has helped identified how I would react in specific…

1. Explain the main roles and activities of a manager. Identify the relevant roles and the activities utilised by a manger in the case study. Planning as to be most important element in managers is management activity that is used to set goals, where to put energy and strengthen operations, and resources to ensure that employees are working to the A good plan of action that is flexible, continuous, relevant and accurate, as it unifies the business by focusing on the nature, priorities and…