Psychologist Douglas McGregor Proposed That Managers Should Use Theory Y

question 20

Multiple Choice

Psychologist Douglas McGregor proposed that managers should use Theory Y assumptions to:

• A) capitalize on the intelligence of every worker.
• B) instigate fear in employees.
• C) direct and supervise the workers who dislike work.
• D) punish workers who avoid responsibility.

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Definitions:

Ordinal Data

A type of categorical data in which the order of values is significant, but the differences between values are not necessarily consistent.

Interval Data

A type of data measurement that not only keeps order but also has consistent differences between consecutive values, without a true zero point.

Ordinal Data

Data that represent order or ranking among categories but do not quantify the difference between categories, such as educational levels or satisfaction ratings.

Ranking Procedure

A ranking procedure is a statistical method used to assign ranks to various items or entities based on certain attributes or measurements.