GK
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
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Question
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Represents the traditional view of direction and control
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Human beings are inherently lazy and will shun work and therefore, must be coerced
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The average human being prefers to be directed, wishes to avoid responsibility and has relatively little ambition and, above all, desires security
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Theory X – people dislike work, have little ambition, and are unwilling to take responsibility. Managers with this assumption motivate their people using a rigid “carrot and stick” approach, which rewards good performance and punishes poor performance.
Detailed explanation-2: -Theory X assumes that people dislike work and must be coerced, controlled, and directed toward organizational goals. Furthermore, most people prefer to be treated this way, so they can avoid responsibility.
Detailed explanation-3: -Theory X follows an authoritarian approach to motivate people. One of the key assumption in this approach is that the average employee doesn’t like work and will do anything to avoid it. The other assumption under theory X is that the employees need to be threatened or forced to work towards the organizational goals.
Detailed explanation-4: -According to McGregor, Theory X management assumes the following: Work is inherently distasteful to most people, and they will attempt to avoid work whenever possible. Most people are not ambitious, have little desire for responsibility, and prefer to be directed.