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Describe the Douglas Mcgregor: theory X and theory Y employees in staff motivation

Describe the Douglas Mcgregor: theory X and theory Y employees in staff motivation

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- McGregor placed workers into two distinct categories: Theory X andTheory Y.
- Theory X workers are inherently lazy and require constant direct supervision in order to perform work.
- To get them to work, a supervisor must use punishment as the motivator.
- A managerwith this type of worker uses an authoritarian approach to decision making.
- Theory Yworkers are the opposite: They enjoy work and can be trusted to work efficiently without direct supervision.
- These workers are motivated by the work itself and need little motivationfrom their manager.
- Managers with these workers exercise a participative style of groupdecision making.
- The work of Douglas McGregor can help a project manager understand how to use an appropriate leadership styleto approach workers.
- PM leadership style must be adaptive

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