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THEORY X - THEORY Y [1 record]

Record 1 1980-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial and Economic Psychology
  • Management Operations (General)
OBS

McGregor's theory that behind every management decision is a set of assumptions that a manager makes about human behavior. The Theory X manager assumes that people are lazy, dislike work, want no responsibility, and prefer to be closely directed. The Theory Y manager assumes (...) [the contrary].

Key term(s)
  • theory X
  • theory Y

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie industrielle et économique
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)

Spanish

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