McGregor Believed That Managers Holding Either Theory X or Theory

question 191

Multiple Choice

McGregor believed that managers holding either Theory X or Theory Y assumptions could create situations in which employees acted as expected. This phenomenon is known as ___.

• A) the Hawthorne Effect
• B) Theory Z
• C) a self?fulfilling prophecy
• D) self?actualization
• E) expectancy theory

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