Question

Beth is the assistant store manager at a trendy clothing store. The store hires lots of seasonal employees. Beth has little regard for the skill or ability of those she hires, and she is certain that few would come to work on time each day if it weren't for the fact that the store is known to fire any employee who fails to be on time. As a student of motivational theory, you would describe the management style of Beth as______________.a. Theory W.b. Theory Z.c. Theory X.d. Theory Y.

Answer 1

Answer: .c. Theory X

Explanation:

Theory x posits that workers are lazy, unskilled and are not motivated to work. Managers have to give a lot of rules and laws to workers in order to achieve organisational goals. Also, managers have to closely monitor labour.

Beth believes the seasonal employees are unskilled and there are a lot of rules to ensure the employee come to work early, therefore, her style of management is theory X.

Theory y believes employees are skilled and motivated to work. Employees need little rules and don't need to be closely monitored.

Theory z doesn't believe employees should specialise in a particular job, instead, it recommends employees been generalists.