CLEP Principles of Management Exam Prep

Answer - A - True.

Key Takeaways: Douglas McGregor was a Professor who proposed these two theories of human motivation. In his Theory X assumes workers are inherently lazy and will avoid work if they can, while Theory Y assumes workers can be ambitious if they are properly motivated. McGregor didn’t believe either X or Y was right or wrong, but rather that companies tended to follow one approach or the other with regards to managing their employees.