Question

Which of the following assumptions is applicable for Theory-X of motivation developed by Douglas McGregor?

• A. Under proper organizational conditions and methods of operation man will exercise self-control towards achieving his own goals and those of the organization.
• B. Man is inherently resistant to change and passive to organizational needs.
• C. Every man has his own potentials for development, the capacity for assuming responsibilities and management need not to them there.
• D. The manager should not do his job of leading unimaginatively.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Man is inherently resistant to change and passive to organizational needs.

Theory X is an authoritarian style where the emphasis is on “productivity, on the concept of a fair day's work, on the evils of feather-bedding and restriction of output, on rewards for performance it reflects an underlying belief that management must counteract an inherent human tendency to avoid work.