Douglas McGregor would describe managers who tend to be directive in their relationships with others and who take a command-and-control orientation as __________ managers.

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Douglas McGregor developed Theory X and Theory Y to describe different managerial approaches. Theory X assumes that employees are inherently lazy and need to be controlled and directed in order to be productive. Managers who take a command-and-control orientation and are directive in their relationships with others would fit into the Theory X category.

Douglas McGregor Would Describe Managers Who Tend to Be Directive