Humanistic Theory

Question 1

resulted from the reaction to the rigidity of classical organizational theory

emphasized employees’ motives, goals, and aspirations - which were not associated with classical theory

Answer 1

Human Relations Movement

Question 2

highlights the relationship between supervisor and subordinate

explains organizational success in terms of employee motivation and the interpersonal relationships that emerge within the organization

Answer 2

Human Relations Movement

Question 3

Who is the Proponent of Theory X and Theory Y?

Answer 3

D.M. McGregor

Question 4

This theory says that managers’ beliefs and assumptions about their employees determine how they behave towards those employees

Answer 4

Theory X and Theory Y

Question 5

This theory says that managers’ behaviors affect employees’ attitudes and behaviors, which in turn affect managers’ attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors

Answer 5

Theory X and Theory Y

Question 6

This theory highlights interaction between employees and management

Answer 6

Theory X and Theory Y

Question 7

_____ is when employees, over time, learn to act and believe in ways consistent with how managers think they act and believe - even if this wasn’t the case initially

Answer 7

Self-fulfilling prophecy (Theory X)

Question 8

This theory believes that employees were traditionally viewed as lazy, interested only in what’s best for themselves, inherently uninterested in work, lacking in ambition, and not very intelligent

Answer 8

Theory X

Question 9

This theory believes that management’s job was to control and direct employees in order to make economic profits

without a firm hand, it was thought that employees would be passive and unresponsive to the organization’s needs

Answer 9

Theory X

Question 10

______argued that employees had developed these negative behaviors because of the way they were treated by managers, whose behaviors in turn stemmed from their preconceived notions about employees

Answer 10

Theory Y

Question 11

The theory____ takes a much more humanistic and developmental orientation, emphasizing not only the inherent goodness, capacity, and potential of employees, but also their readiness to develop those inherent characteristics

emphasizes management’s responsibility for nurturing those qualities and providing employees with opportunities to develop their inherently positive characteristics in the workplace

Answer 11

Theory Y