All of the following are assumptions that underlie Theory Y management except:

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The specific philosophical assumptions of Theory Y leaders are: 1) The expenditure of physical and mental effort at work is as natural to people as resting or playing; 2) External control and threats of punishment are not the only ways of getting people to work toward organizational objectives. If people are committed to the goals, they will exercise self-direction and self-control; 3) Commitment to objectives is determined by the rewards that are associated with their achievement; 4) Under proper conditions, the average human being learns not only to accept but to seek responsibility; 5) The capacity to exercise a relatively high degree of imagination, ingenuity, and creativity in the solution of organizational problems is widely distributed throughout the population; and 6) Under conditions of modern industrial life, the intellectual potential of the average human being is only partially tapped.

All of the Following Are Assumptions That Underlie Theory Y