LHRD 3723 WEEK 10 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
philosophy of leadership - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A _____ is the unique set of beliefs we have about the
nature of people and the nature of work.
McGregor - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅_____ believed that managers need to understand their core
assumptions about human nature and assess how these assumptions relate to their managerial practice.
The Human Side of Enterprise - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Do you think people like work, or do you think
people find work unpleasant? This was one of the central questions addressed by Douglas McGregor in
his famous book _____.
Theory X; Theory Y - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅To explain the ways that managers approach workers,
McGregor proposed two general theories— _____ and _____.
dislikes; directed; controlled; security - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Theory X - 3 Assumptions:
- The average person _____ work and will avoid it if possible.
- Because people dislike work, they need to be _____, _____, and sometimes threatened with
punishment or reminded of rewards to make them work.
- The average person prefers to be directed, wishes to avoid responsibility, has little ambition, and wants
_____ more than advice.
get P-A-I-D - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- Theory X Assumption: The average person dislikes work and will
avoid it if possible.
- Example: "I only go to work to _____."
bad - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- Theory X Assumption: Because people dislike work, they need to be
directed, controlled, and sometimes threatened with punishment or reminded of rewards to make them
work.
- Example: Teacher who threatens students with _____ grades if they don't turn in assignments
tasks - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- Theory X Assumption: The average person prefers to be directed, wishes
to avoid responsibility, has little ambition, and wants security more than advice.
, - Example: Fast food workers who are told what _____ to do.
controlling; closely - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅As a result, Theory X leaders tend to be directive and _____.
They supervise followers _____ and are quick to both praise and criticize them as they see fit.
instrumental - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅As the person in charge, a Theory X leader sees his or her
leadership role as _____ in getting the job done.
motivate; followers' actions - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Theory X leaders also believe it is their role to
_____ followers because these workers have little self-motivation. Because of this belief, these leaders
take on the responsibility for their _____.
need - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅From the Theory X perspective, it is clear that followers have a _____ for
leadership.
play; self-control; responsibility - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Theory Y - 3 Assumptions:
- The average person does not inherently dislike work. Doing work is as natural as _____.
- People will show responsibility and _____ toward goals to which they are committed.
- In the proper environment, the average person learns to accept and seek _____.
Jimmy Carter - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- Theory Y Assumption: The average person does not inherently
dislike work. Doing work is as natural as play.
- Example: _____ in his retirement.
Athletes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- Theory Y Assumption: People will show responsibility and self-control
toward goals to which they are committed.
- Example: _____ who are self-directed
checklist - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- Theory Y Assumption: In the proper environment, the average
person learns to accept and seek responsibility.
- Example: University students who created a streamlined _____ for sorting and shelving books.
philosophy of leadership - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A _____ is the unique set of beliefs we have about the
nature of people and the nature of work.
McGregor - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅_____ believed that managers need to understand their core
assumptions about human nature and assess how these assumptions relate to their managerial practice.
The Human Side of Enterprise - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Do you think people like work, or do you think
people find work unpleasant? This was one of the central questions addressed by Douglas McGregor in
his famous book _____.
Theory X; Theory Y - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅To explain the ways that managers approach workers,
McGregor proposed two general theories— _____ and _____.
dislikes; directed; controlled; security - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Theory X - 3 Assumptions:
- The average person _____ work and will avoid it if possible.
- Because people dislike work, they need to be _____, _____, and sometimes threatened with
punishment or reminded of rewards to make them work.
- The average person prefers to be directed, wishes to avoid responsibility, has little ambition, and wants
_____ more than advice.
get P-A-I-D - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- Theory X Assumption: The average person dislikes work and will
avoid it if possible.
- Example: "I only go to work to _____."
bad - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- Theory X Assumption: Because people dislike work, they need to be
directed, controlled, and sometimes threatened with punishment or reminded of rewards to make them
work.
- Example: Teacher who threatens students with _____ grades if they don't turn in assignments
tasks - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- Theory X Assumption: The average person prefers to be directed, wishes
to avoid responsibility, has little ambition, and wants security more than advice.
, - Example: Fast food workers who are told what _____ to do.
controlling; closely - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅As a result, Theory X leaders tend to be directive and _____.
They supervise followers _____ and are quick to both praise and criticize them as they see fit.
instrumental - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅As the person in charge, a Theory X leader sees his or her
leadership role as _____ in getting the job done.
motivate; followers' actions - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Theory X leaders also believe it is their role to
_____ followers because these workers have little self-motivation. Because of this belief, these leaders
take on the responsibility for their _____.
need - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅From the Theory X perspective, it is clear that followers have a _____ for
leadership.
play; self-control; responsibility - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Theory Y - 3 Assumptions:
- The average person does not inherently dislike work. Doing work is as natural as _____.
- People will show responsibility and _____ toward goals to which they are committed.
- In the proper environment, the average person learns to accept and seek _____.
Jimmy Carter - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- Theory Y Assumption: The average person does not inherently
dislike work. Doing work is as natural as play.
- Example: _____ in his retirement.
Athletes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- Theory Y Assumption: People will show responsibility and self-control
toward goals to which they are committed.
- Example: _____ who are self-directed
checklist - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- Theory Y Assumption: In the proper environment, the average
person learns to accept and seek responsibility.
- Example: University students who created a streamlined _____ for sorting and shelving books.
