A Manager Assumes Workers Are Lazy and Irresponsible and Require

question 110

Multiple Choice

A manager assumes workers are lazy and irresponsible and require constant supervision and external motivation to achieve organizational goals. Which of the following does the manager most likely follow?

• A) Theory X
• B) sociotechnical systems approach
• C) bureaucracy approach
• D) human relations approach
• E) systems theory

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