Question

Betty is the assistant store manager at a trendy clothing store. The store hires lots of seasonal employees. Betty has little regard for the skill or ability of those she hires, and she is certain that few would come to work on time each day if it weren’t for the fact that the store is known to fire any employee who fails to be on time. As a student of motivational theory, you would describe the management style of Betty as ___________.

Answer 1

Answer: Theory X

Explanation: Theory X is the motivational theory done by psychologist that determine the people belonging to theory X group usually tend to have low ambition, not interested in taking responsibility and low aspirations . People in this field have intense supervision and low acceptance towards change.

According to the question, Betty has Theory X -related management style as she is not sure about the skills of the hired people. She does believes that hired employees will come to office on time due to the firing policy. This shows her low ambition and responsibility towards her job.