Question

Mr. Martinez is the manager of a sales operation. He is concerned about the dropping sales in the company. He decides he has to monitor the workers closer and put out a memo outlining the behavioral expectations all workers must comply with by the end of the month. He fits which of McGregor’s theories and has which type of leadership style? A) Theory X, autocratic B) Theory Y, autocratic C) Theory X, laissez faire D) Theory Y, laissez faire

Answer 1

Answer:

A)  Theory X, autocratic            

Explanation:

Douglas McGregor first gave the concept the theory X and theory Y in his book "The Human Side of Enterprise".  His both the theories represents two types of management styles. They are :

• Theory X -- authoritarian

• Theory Y -- participative  

In theory X, the management make assumptions that their employee are not very ambitious, does not ,like work and are not willing to take responsibilities.

In thew context, Martinez the manager of a company decides to observe the employees behavior closely and will outline the behavioral traits of his employees and will look that they comply with by the month end. Thus the manager follows the theory X -- autocratic philosophy of McGregor.

Hence the answer is option (A).