Mary Called Her Work Group Together and Presented a Problem

question 60

Multiple Choice

Mary called her work group together and presented a problem to them: They need to accomplish some extra work in less time than usual.Her employees suggest a plan for handling the situation,and she accepts it.According to McGregor's Theory,Mary could be described as

• A) a Theory X manager.
• B) a Theory Y manager.
• C) a pushover.
• D) negligent.
• E) a company person.

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Definitions:

Ebbinghaus

Hermann Ebbinghaus was a German psychologist known for his pioneering work on memory, particularly the discovery of the forgetting curve, which describes the rate at which information is lost over time if there is no attempt to retain it.

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Hippocampus

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