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In this essay, both of McGregor’s concepts of ‘Theory Y’ and ‘Theory X’ (McGregor, 1960) will be explored. However, it must be mentioned from the outset that one can argue to a greater extent that Theory X provides a more universal approach towards management within the leisure industry. Despite this, some elements of Theory X are undoubtedly outdated. The autocratic style of Theory X leadership no longer governs industries as effectively as it once did – due to many factors including an increase in quality of the labour force, an increase in labour mobility, and the increase of influence from the labour force due to legislation and social trends. As a result of this, it will be argued throughout that neither Theories X or Y provide new leisure…

Theory X and Theory Y by Douglas McGregor, summarizes a difference between management styles in that Theory X is an authoritarian style which assumes employees are naturally unmotivated, and Theory Y is a participative style and assumes that employees are self-motivated and enjoy working with greater responsibility (Mindtools, n.d.). In my workplace, I am more partial to Theory Y. I think that unless personally observed, managers should not just assume that otherwise mature, responsible adults…

LITERATURE REVIEW 2.0 Introduction This chapter provides a review of previous study which is related to generation Y, characteristics of generation Y, the differences between generation X and generation Y, level of income adequacy, and expenditure pattern. 2.1 Generation Y 2.1.1 Who is generation Y? The word of “Generation Y” comes from the Advertising Age magazine since 1993. Generation Y, Boomlets, Echo Boomers, Millennial Generation or Internet Generation (Cameron, 2007) are those…

According to McGregor, Theory X in addition to Theory Y is used by managers in order to perceive and address the motivation in employees. Theory X and Theory Y explain the role of managers in organizing resources that would best fit an organization. These two theories have very different assumptions when it comes to describing the attitudes in addition to the motivation of employees when thinking about work. Theory X shows that managers have to be in control of their employees because they have…

“Firefly is a TV series that talk about the crew of desperate men and women just want to survive and maybe have better lives, but they face constant challenges on the new frontier, such as the Reavers, flesh-eating mongrels who live on the fringes of the universe”(Firefly). In the movies, one of the character name Kaylee, she is smart, lovable, and such a generous person who seems the best in everyone. Kaylee was an exceptional mechanic who had a great passion for machines. She had no…

The two theories, Theory X and Theory Y, were developed by McGregor to describe two different models of motivation used to influence laborers in the workforce by their managers. The models use two contrasting general assumptions about how laborers are motivated in order to form the foundation for the two different management styles. Theory X assumes that people have an inherent dislike of work, are likely to avoid responsibilities, are focused on their own individual goals, and have little to no…

McGregor’s theory X-Y is a salutary and simple reminder of the natural rules to managing people’ (McGregor, n.d.). In the ‘X’ category the average person dislike working, lacks motivation and ambition, and prefers to be led. In category ‘Y’ people want to work and progress, they are keen to learn and challenge themselves, and responsibility is usually accepted or even sought. The theory makes sense and I have seen workers and managers who take the job seriously and try to do their best and also…

leadership styles. This report will demonstrate what my management style is, what McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y are and how they are linked to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and Wants. After taking the Leadership Styles Questionnaire, my total score for Theory X was 32, and my total score for Theory Y was 68. However what exactly is “Theory X and Theory Y?” In 1960, Douglas McGregor wrote a book called The Human Side of Enterprise, in which he proposed two theories to view employee…

IV. Analyses A. Bivariate Analysis Using Figure 1, 2, and Table 2, I discover that the correlation coefficients and linear relationship between the X and Y variables are not as strongly positive as I had thought. In fact, the correlation coefficient is negative with a very small absolute value. Both X_1 and X_2 have a slightly negative correlation coefficient of -0.05 with dependent variable Y. This indicates as the amount of acquirer initiations increase, sale premia will remain almost the same…

According to the Dave Gannon and Anna Boguszak, it was in 1957 that Douglas McGregor first proposed the concept of Theory X and Theory Y in ‘The Human Side of Enterprise’, yet still today his ideas continue to be misunderstood and misused in the field of management. The purpose of this paper is therefore to offer to business and management readers a clear overview of McGregor’s ideas, their use, critique, and contribution to the field of management. For more youthful individuals, what McGregor…