Organizational Behavior Is Concerned with People Aggregated into Departments and Organizations

question 25

True/False

Organizational behavior is concerned with people aggregated into departments and organizations and with the differences in structure and behavior at the organization level of analysis.

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Definitions:

Theory X

McGregor’s traditional view of management whereby it is assumed that workers generally dislike work and must be forced to do their jobs.

Theory Y

McGregor’s humanistic view of management whereby it is assumed that workers like to work and that under proper conditions employees will seek out responsibility in an attempt to satisfy their social, esteem, and self-actualization needs.