Alan Tries to Make Life Easy on His Employees by Telling

Alan tries to make life easy on his employees by telling them exactly what to do and how to do it.He believes that most of his subordinates are lazy,and will goof off if he doesn't keep an eye on them,so he spends much of his time monitoring their work.When he finds an employee who is not performing up to his expectations,Alan uses threats and punishment to increase the worker's motivation.Alan is a Theory X-type manager.
A Theory X-type manager assumes that employees are lazy and will avoid work if possible.He or she also assumes that employees have very little ambition and prefer to be told what to do.A Theory X-type manager tries to motivate employees by using threats and punishment.