Organizational behavior help us understand people in organizations so we can work together well to achieve shared goals. In this textbook, we see various topics in chapter 1 and chapter 2. In chapter 1, we learn about McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y, Total Quality Management (TQM), e-business, human capital, social capital, effective manager’s skills, contingency approach, 21st century managers, Carroll’s global corporate social responsibility pyramid, ethics, and general moral principles for
Task 2.4-Motivation of staff Douglas McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y Douglas McGregor in his 1960 management book he proposed the two motivational theories which is the theory x and theory y and that made his mark on history. This motivational theories help managers perceive employee motivation. Motivational Theory X A Theory X manager assumes the following: • Most do not to work and come up excuses • Most don’t have high aims with lots of responsibilities and needs someone to spoon fed them •
Implications of Theory X and Y on Management Management is one of the main factors to develop organizations. There are many theories to approach for effective, efficient private and public organization. Among many theories, Douglas McGregor's "The Human Side of Enterprise" in which two motivational theories, Theory X and Theory Y were mentioned in his book in 1960. These two theories are based on human behaviors and defined about the attitude of managers and workers, as well as how worker are perceived
incentives etc. (Wilder & David, 2009). Based on their findings they develop an effective model for their organization. There are two theories based on the analysis of organizational behavior, they are Douglas McGregor’s Theory X, and Theory Y. Theory X assumes that the employees dislike work, lazy, responsibilities and lack motivation. On the other hand, theory Y assumes that employees like work, creative, like responsibility and they are
1. Critical analysis of Sergio. Sergio Marchionne is a typical Executive who looks to execute his work in a professional style. He was best-known for leading the turnaround of the Italian automotive group Fiat. He as a person has a very straight-forward approach of keeping his focus on executing the work with whatever it takes to complete it. Marchionne took over as CEO of Fiat in 2004 and was able to return the struggling Italian car manufacturer to profitability within two years. This suggests