McGregor's Theory X assumes that workers
A) avoid responsibility.
B) are full of ambition.
C) are committed to their jobs.
D) use their jobs to fulfill social needs.
E) do not mind solving organizational problems.

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According to McGregor, Theory X employees generally dislike work and will avoid it when possible; they must be coerced, controlled, directed, or threatened with punishment to get them to work; and the average worker prefers to be directed and will avoid responsibility.

McGregor's Theory X Assumes That Workers