{"id":9455,"date":"2017-01-20T18:38:35","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T18:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/masterybusiness2xngcxmasterspring2016\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=9455"},"modified":"2024-05-07T16:34:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T16:34:13","slug":"introduction-to-theory-x-theory-y-and-theory-z","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-introductiontobusiness\/chapter\/introduction-to-theory-x-theory-y-and-theory-z\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Theory X, Theory Y, and Theory Z","rendered":"Introduction to Theory X, Theory Y, and Theory Z"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you\u2019ll learn to do: differentiate between\u00a0Theory X, Theory Y, and Theory Z managers<\/h2>\r\nIn this section, we approach motivation from the opposite\u2014management versus employee\u2014side of the equation. We will discuss three different theories (all developed by management professors): Douglas McGregor\u2019s contrasting Theory X and Theory Y and William Ouchi\u2019s cross-cultural Theory Z. As in prior sections, we\u2019ll discuss the underlying assumptions of each theory and the associated management approach or style and organizational impacts and implications.","rendered":"<h2>What you\u2019ll learn to do: differentiate between\u00a0Theory X, Theory Y, and Theory Z managers<\/h2>\n<p>In this section, we approach motivation from the opposite\u2014management versus employee\u2014side of the equation. We will discuss three different theories (all developed by management professors): Douglas McGregor\u2019s contrasting Theory X and Theory Y and William Ouchi\u2019s cross-cultural Theory Z. 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