A Manager with a Theory Y View of Human Nature

question 54

Multiple Choice

A manager with a Theory Y view of human nature would be likely ________.

• A)not to try to inspire his or her workers
• B)to try to challenge his or her workers
• C)to try to intimidate his or her workers
• D)to monitor his or her workers closely

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Definitions:

Personality Differences

Variabilities in individuals' patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that distinguish them from others.

Reward Model

A theoretical construct that explains motivation in terms of rewards, suggesting that behavior is driven by the pursuit of pleasurable outcomes or the avoidance of negative ones.

Operant Conditioning

A training approach where the potency of an action is changed by means of incentives or disciplining.

Social Learning

The theory that people learn new behaviors, attitudes, and values by observing the actions and outcomes of others' behaviors.