Question

Jerry has a great deal of faith in the abilities of his subordinates. he believes that most employees want to be productive, and will work hard if given the proper incentives. he also believes that most firms do not take full advantage of the intelligence and creativity of their employees. for these reasons jerry favors a managerial style that allows employees to be flexible and creative in how they do their jobs, and empowers them to make and implement decisions. jerry is a theory y manager.

Answer 1

This is true. Jerry's managerial style is leaning more towards the positive one--which is the Y theory based on Douglas McGregor's 2 management theories. All the statements mentioned indicates that Jerry is indeed a Y theory manager which basically means that the manager assumes that the employees would be willing to take on additional tasks so long as they're properly compensated for it.