Saturday 22 June 2013

Manager X and Manager Y

Hello! today Lets discuss about the theory of Manager X and Manager Y. It was given by Douglas McGregor in his 1960 book "The Human Side of Enterprise ". It provides a fundamental distinction between management styles. The theory look at how a manager's perceptions of what motivates his/her team members affects the way he /she behaves. It is very important for a manager to understand that how his/her assumptions about employees' motivation is effecting the style of management.

Manager X assumes that employees/workers are unmotivated and dislike working, so they avoid work whenever it is possible. this leads to an authoritarian style of management. According to Manger X's view management must actively intervene to get work done, employees/worker need to be directed, have to be forced and threatened to deliver work, need to be controlled and supervised at every step and need to be intervene to work as they have no ambition to work.

Manager Y on the Other Hand assumes that employees/workers are motivated and like working, so they do work sincerely and people will exercise self direction and self-control in the achievement of organisational objectives. the main task of the manager is to maximize this achievement.
There are two kind of employees/workers LAZY and NOT LAZY
This leads to four condition.
1) Manager X assumes LAZY worker as LAZY worker and make them work.
2) Manager X assumes NOT LAZY worker as LAZY worker and make them work.
3) Manager Y assumes LAZY worker as NOT LAZY worker and make them work
4) Manager assumes NOT LAZY worker as NOT LAZY worker and make them work


In first condition the manager's assumption lead to the achievements of goal as he makes LAZY employees to work. however in second case the the assumption will lead to the bad feeling of authoritarian manager in mind of employees those are willing to work for the betterment of the company.
In third condition the company might not achieve its goal as the employees those r not willing to work are not forced to work. however forth condition is very good for a company to achieve its goal as the employees would see his work is appreciated and he/she being given credit.
I come across a manager X theory kind of manager who assumes his employees as LAZY so he forced them and scold them often as a result of that all employees take his every suggestion and scolding casually this leads to the very slow improving in the system in the new operational plant.
I would like be situation 1 and 4 kind of manager in which identify your subordinate in their working attitude and deal with them as per the requirement of the organization. 


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