Bill, Manager in an IT Company Assumes His Team Members

question 47

Multiple Choice

Bill, manager in an IT company assumes his team members are inherently lazy, dislike work, and will avoid work if they can. He believes that his team members need to be closely supervised and comprehensive systems of controls developed. He also relies heavily on threat and coercion to gain their compliance. Bill is a ________ manager.

• A) Theory Z
• B) Type A personality
• C) Theory X
• D) Theory Y
• E) Type B personality

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