Question

Beth is the assistant store manager at a trendy clothing store. The store hires lots of seasonal employees. Beth 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 Beth as

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer will be "Theory X".

Explanation:

• Through Theory X, alternatives to administration may range across a hard methodology to another soft one. The hard or challenging framework is focused on intimidation, overt threats, small compared oversight as well as tighter restrictions, which are control or perhaps management system.
• One such approach to management believes the average employee seems to have little motivation, lacks accountability, and therefore is structured to individual objectives.

So you might well characterize Beth's leadership approach as Theory X as being a graduate of motivation factors.