Comparing Mcgregor's Theory X And Y

ABSTRACT

This paper is introducing a cross sectional point of view by applying managerial theories of McGregor’s Theory X & Y as well as Principle of Compatibility to access students’ academic performance. Deriving from several theoretical supports, students’ academic performance is caused intrinsically by compatibility between their attitudes and behavior towards their learnings. Whereby, rather than measuring students’ personal traits, educators should take efforts to assess students’ learning attitudes so that their adequate learning behavior would be expected. Hence this paper is calling for attention from practitioners to engage in understanding the need to access students’ attitude towards learning. The significance of this paper is to

In 1932 he graduated psychology degree from College of City of Detroit, and moved on to MA and PhD in Psychology from Harvard University. In 1957 published an article titled “Human Side of Enterprise” and went on to publish a book in 1960 with the same title. His theory Y was considered as the new humanism and his theory served as the link between human and the new organizational humanism. The theory of X & Y was developed when McGregor examined behavior theories of individuals at work and building on Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (4). McGregor argued that management style and decision making depended on which theory management believed it applied to their staff. Theory X proposed people are sharing attitudes of lazy, dislike work and need threat of job loss and financial incentives to work hard. They need direction and control and cannot take responsibility. The Theory X philosophy of management was described as the “stick and carrot” method of management where managers would have to constantly police their staff to do any work and where the workers would need to be coerced, intimidated and punished. This created an oppressive and frustrating atmosphere for the manager and the managed

The statement was developed upon McGregor 's classic distinction between management theories X and Y that further adopted into alternative educational version of theories X and Y. According to the McGregor’s’ personality theory, alternative Theory X assumes students are passive and much dependent on educators to make all curriculum decisions and lead students toward preparation for the future. In contrast, alternative Theory Y assumes students are autonomous and self-directed and will actively participate in the educational