What are the strengths and limitations of viewing people through McGregor’s lenses of Theory X and Theory Y?  Are there alternative perspectives you might use?

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What are the strengths and limitations of viewing people through McGregor’s lenses of Theory X and Theory Y?  Are there alternative perspectives you might use?

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To answer this question or to understand this question, first of all we must have an idea about the motivational theory which was propounded by Douglas MsGregor which is famous in the name of Theory X and Theory Y.

This theory suggests that there are two types of people: Type X and Type Y. 

Type X denotes that kind of people which do not working and have no ambition or will to take any responsibility whereas

Theory Y denotes that kind of people which like working and show ambition or will to take responsibility and organization need these kinds of employees. 

 

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