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DOUGLAS MCGREGOR’S
THEORY X AND THEORY Y
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.
• Where it is evident that Theory X reasonably
reflects the attitude of employees
• towards their working environment, managers
may as a practical
• consequence adopt a 'traditional' low-trust
view of the need to direct and
• control the efforts of their staff towards the
achievement of organizational
• objectives.' (Morden, 2004, p. 178).
• The basic difference between the two approaches is
well expressed by McGregor.
• Another way of saying this is that Theory X places
exclusive reliance upon
• external control of human behavior, whereas Theory Y
relies heavily on selfcontrol
• and self-direction. It is worth noting that this difference
is the difference
• between treating people as children and treating them
as mature
• adults. (McGregor, 1957).

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Douglas mcgregor’s

  • 1. DOUGLAS MCGREGOR’S THEORY X AND THEORY Y 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.
  • 2. • Where it is evident that Theory X reasonably reflects the attitude of employees • towards their working environment, managers may as a practical • consequence adopt a 'traditional' low-trust view of the need to direct and • control the efforts of their staff towards the achievement of organizational • objectives.' (Morden, 2004, p. 178).
  • 3. • The basic difference between the two approaches is well expressed by McGregor. • Another way of saying this is that Theory X places exclusive reliance upon • external control of human behavior, whereas Theory Y relies heavily on selfcontrol • and self-direction. It is worth noting that this difference is the difference • between treating people as children and treating them as mature • adults. (McGregor, 1957).