Theories of Managing People

THEORIES OF MANAGING

PEOPLE

By: LILIAN B. SALAN Teacher II Bailingasag Central School Balingasag, Misamis Oriental PHILIPPINES

THEORIES OF MANAGING PEOPLE

Managers play a very vital role in an organization. They hold the direction towards the common goals of the group.

Let us contemplate on the considerable skill of management… the construction of the famous rice terraces



the building of pyramids


the massive workforce that build the Taj Mahal


Douglas McGregor's X-Y theory is a simple reminder of the natural

rules that govern people management.


The Two Fundamental Approaches to Managing People

• THEORY X

• THEORY Y

THEORIES OF MANAGING PEOPLEThe Two Theories Compared

Theory X ('authoritarian

management' style)The Average Person:

• Dislikes work and will avoid it if he can.

Theory Y ('participative

management' style) The Average Person:

• Physical and mental effort in work is as natural as play or rest

THEORIES OF MANAGING PEOPLEThe Two Theories Compared



• Must be coerced to work with the threat of punishment towards organizational objectives



• The average person is not lazy and will exercise self-direction if committed to objectives.


The Two Theories Compared



• Prefers to be directed



• Commitment to objectives is a function of rewards associated with their achievement





• Tends to avoid responsibility



• People usually accept and often seek responsibility

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• Is relatively un-ambitious



• The capacity to use a high degree of imagination, ingenuity and creativity in solving organizational problems is widely, not narrowly, distributed in the population





• Wants security above all



• In industry the intellectual potential of the average person higher than what is actually utilized

Individual Motivation and Organizational Behavior

Motivation is a very important

for an organization

because of the following benefits it provides:

1.Puts human resources into action.

2. Improves level of efficiency of employees

3. Leads to achievement of organizational goals

4.Builds friendly relationship

5. Leads to stability of work force

We can summarize by saying that motivation is important both to an individual and a business. Motivation is important to an individual as:

4. An individual would always gain by working with a dynamic team.

1. Motivation will help him achieve his personal goals.

2. If an individual is motivated, he will have job satisfaction.

3. Motivation will help in self-development of individual.

Similarly, motivation is important to an organization as:

1. The more motivated the employees are, the more empowered the team is.

2. The more is the team work and individual employee contribution, more profitable and successful is the business.

3 .During period of amendments, there will be more adaptability and creativity.

4. Motivation will lead to an optimistic and challenging attitude at work place.

WORDS OF THOUGHT:

Unity to be real must stand the severest strain without breaking.

Mahatma Gandhi

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