MacGregor theory of human motivation in the workplace Managers assumptions of employee needs and motives

1. Theory X and Theory Y
Submitted by: Mohammad Omid Jami
Date: 10/April/2019

2. Content
• What is this theory?
• Who is McGregor?
• Its books and contribution
• Two distinct Assumption of Managers
• Motivations
• Conclusion

3. What is it?
✓Introduced by Douglas
McGregor
✓In 1960
✓A theory of human motivation
✓Two very distinct assumption
of managers about human
nature and behavior
✓Determine how individual
manages their employees.

4. Douglas McGregor
• 1906 – 1/oct/1964
• Born in Detroit of Michigan(USA)
• A social psychologist
• M.A. and Ph.D. in psychology from Harvard
University
• Management Professor at MIT
Sloan School of management (1948-1954)
• Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
• Human Side of Enterprise 1960
• A contemporary of Abraham Maslow

5. Identified an
approach of creating
an environment
which employees are
motivated via
1) authoritative
direction and
control
Or
2) integration and
self-control
theory X and theory Y
fourth most influential management book of the 20th century
Outlined new role for
managers

6. • Employees are lazy and not
ambitious
• Dislike to work
• Shun responsibility
• Possess little capacity for creativity
• Seek security
• Employees are not lazy and are
ambitious
• Legitimately enjoy work
• Seek responsibility
• Possess the capacity for creativity
• Have high level of needs

8. Conclusion
• These two theory is not evaluated in good or bad category
• These are just a general assumptions human behavior
• Even due McGregor believed in theory Y than X
• Unfortunately, no evidence confirms that either set of assumptions is
valid or that acting on Theory Y assumptions will lead to more
motivated workers.

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