Psychologist Douglas McGregor theorized that management attitudes toward workers fall into two opposing categories. What labels did he give to the two categories?

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Douglas McGregor gave the labels Theory X and Theory Y to the two opposing categories of management attitudes toward workers. Theory X assumes that workers are inherently lazy and need to be closely supervised and controlled, while Theory Y assumes that workers are inherently motivated and desire to do good work, and that they can be trusted to make decisions and take responsibility for their work.

Psychologist Douglas McGregor Theorized That Management Attitudes Toward Workers Fall