Theory X and Theory Y

Douglas McGregor (1906 - 1964) is one of the forefathers of management theory and one of the top business thinkers of all time. He was a social psychologist who became the President of Antioch College. He later became a professor of management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (he was succeeded by Warren Bennis).  In the 1960s, an American social psychologist, Douglas McGregor in his book, “The Human Side of Enterprise” has examined...

Herzberg’s Theory, Two Factor Theory, Motivation-Hygiene theory

Frederick Herzberg is a well known psychologist that contributed their idea about motivation problem. Frederick Herzberg’s theory further be called two-factor theory, and also be known as the motivation-hygiene theory. Herzberg's Two Factor Theory is a "content theory" of motivation". In the 1960s, Frederick Herzberg and his associates conducted the study of human needs. The information collected...

ERG Theory / Alderfer MotivationTheory

Clayton Alderfer proposed the ERG theory in a condensed version of Maslow’s hierarchy of need to address some of the limitations of Maslow's hierarchy. This is very similar to Maslow but maybe a bit more rational. ERG is abbreviation of Existence, Relatedness, and Growth. ERG theory is hierarchical. - Existence needs are at first level and have priority over relatedness needs which are at second...