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Theory X

“Theory X style managers believe their employees are less intelligent, lazier, or work solely for income”

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“Theory X manager believes all actions should be traced and the responsible individual given a direct reward or a reprimand…”

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“The soft approach is the literal opposite, characterized by leniency and less strictly regulated rules in hopes for high workplace morale and therefore cooperative employees”

lack of proper punctuation

“Utilizing theory X in these types of work conditions allow the employee to specialize in a particular area allowing the company to mass-produce more quantity and higher quality work, which in turns brings more profit”

fix work conditions allows

break into two sentences

-              Theory Y

“Workers additionally tend to take full responsibility for their work and do not require the need of constant supervision...”

“Managers in this theory tend to use a democratic type of leadership because workers will be working in a way that does not need supervision the most”

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“In comparison to "Theory X", "Theory Y" adds more of a democratic and free feel…”

democratic & free are very different

“Aydin reports a study undertaken to analyze the different management styles of professors at a Turkish University”

introduction to study & who is

who is Aydin

is a Turkish study relevant

more info about study

“The workplace lacks unvarying rules and practices, and this can result in an inconsistent product which could potentially be detrimental to the quality standards and strict guidelines of a given company”

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“People with a strong internal locus of control (personality) believe…”

this paragraph is redundant

“For example, when completing a project…”

break into sentences

McGregor & Maslow’s hierarchy

Because of the close supervision Theory X managers adopt…”

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Content notes:

Theory X & Theory Y need to be written the same throughout article

Theory X & Theory Y

“Theory X” & “Theory Y”

·            Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?

·            '''Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?'''

-              Reference 5 doesn’t work

·            Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?

·            '''Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?'''

-              Reference 7 from 1974

-              Source 2 from 1973

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·            How does the way Wikipedia discuss this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?