A Manager Who Follows ________ Assumes Workers Are Lazy and Irresponsible

question 51

Multiple Choice

A manager who follows ________ assumes workers are lazy and irresponsible and require constant supervision and external motivation to achieve organizational goals.

• A) Theory X
• B) sociotechnical systems approach
• C) bureaucracy approach
• D) human relations approach
• E) Theory Y

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Definitions:

Quasi-Experimental Design

A research design that resembles an experimental design but lacks random assignment of subjects to treatment and control groups.

Error Variance

Pertains to the variation within experimental data that cannot be attributed to the variables being studied, essentially representing noise in the data.

Quasi-Experimental Designs

Research designs that seek to establish causal relationships between variables but lack the full control or random assignment typical of true experiments.

Selection Criteria

The specific guidelines or requirements used to determine which individuals or cases are included or excluded from a study or analysis.