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Overview • Early Development • McGregor’s Influence • Critiques of Theory X and Theory Y • Situational Leadership • Performance Readiness • Styles • Comparisons • Beliefs Early Development Theory X Assumptions Theory Y Assumptions • Hard work only comes • Physical and mental when people are efforts are natural threatened or controlled • Workers will be self- • Prefers to be directed directed if given clear • Abhors responsibility organizational goals • Managed with • Seeks responsibility punishment and tight • Large number of controls employees capable of solving problems McGregor’s Influence • Revolutionized leadership abilities could be taught • Manager’s primary obligation – Cause subordinates to perform at their best • Diversity should be embraced • Predicted development of group-based management Critiques of Theory X and Y • What is a theory? • Idea, not proven to be true • Always critiqued on validity • Theory X/Y unproven • No systematic research • More research should be accomplished on managerial assumptions • Theory X/Y used in: • Academic research • Among practitioners • Business school curriculums Situational Leadership – Performance Readiness • Situational leadership performance readiness has four categories of the follower Readiness level 1 – Unable and insecure (unwilling) Readiness level 2 – Unable but confident (willing) Readiness level 3 – Able but Insecure (unwilling) Readiness level 4 – Able and Confident (willing)
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