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Theory x and theory are theories of human motivation created and developed by Douglas McGregor in his book, “The Human Side of Enterprise” Theory X Assumption: In this theory, management assumes employees are inherently lazy and avoid work if they can. Because of this, workers need to be closely supervised and comprehensive systems of controls developed. A hierarchical structure is needed with narrow at each level. According to this theory, employees will show little ambition without an exciting incentive program and will avoid responsibility whenever they can. The theory manager tends to believe that everything must end in blaming someone. He or she thinks all prospective employees are only out for themselves. Usually these managers feel the sole purpose of the employees’ interest in the job is money. They will blame the person first in most situations. Without questioning whether it may be the system. Policy or lack of training that deserves the blame. Furthermore, theory x supervisors cannot trust any employees and they reveal to their support staff via their communications constantly. A theory x manager can be said to be an impalement to employee morale and productivity. Managers that subscribe to theory x, tend to take a rather pessimistic view of their employees. A theory x manager believes that his or her employees do not really want to work, that they would rather avoid responsibility and that it is the manager’s job to structure work and energize the employee. The result of this line of thought is that theory x managers naturally adopt a more authoritarian style based on the threat of punishment. One major flow of this management style is it is much more like ...