The Evolution of McGregor’s X and Y Theory in the Contemporary Organizational Settings:A Systematic Literature Review  

作　　者：Sofia Bakoula Michael Galanakis 

机构地区：[1]The American College of Greece,Athens,Greece

出　　处：《Psychology Research》2022年第12期946-950,共5页心理学研究：英文版

摘　　要：Motivation and employee behavior have been characterized as strong factors for employee job performance.McGregor’s theory is one of the most recognized and influential theories that perfectly explains the relationship between those factors and focuses on management and organizational behavior.Specifically,this theory emphasizes that employees are characterized as Type X or Type Y,and motivation is achieved in different ways according to the type.This paper was conducted to address important areas of McGregor’s theory,to discuss how the theory is applied in the workplace,and to elaborate on how recent studies have assembled scientific valid instruments to evaluate X and Y employee behaviors and employee performance.Recommendations for future research and applications will be addressed too.

关 键 词：McGregor’s theory Theory X Theory Y management MOTIVATION job performance 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]