Question

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

Answer 1

Answer: Theory X

Explanation:

As a student of motivational theory, the management style of Lauren is known as Theory X. Theory X is an authoritarian style.

Theory X managers believe that people are naturally unmotivated and therefore employees dislike their work and need to be rewarded or punished for them to work.

In this case, since Lauren has little regard for the skill or ability of those she hires and there's a punishment for those who doesn't come to work, then the theory X style used.