Douglas McGregor in his famous book The Human Side of Enterprise advanced the th

Douglas McGregor in his famous book The Human Side of Enterprise advanced the thesis of two different types of managers the traditional Theory X manager with rather low opinion of subordinates and his new Theory Y manager whom we might call a human-relations type of manager.Schermerhorn contrasts the two styles as follows:Theory X views subordinates as:Disliking workLacking in ambitionIrresponsibleResistant to changePreferring to be led than to leadTheory Y sees subordinates this way:Willing to workWilling to accept responsibilityCapable of self-directionCapable of self-controlCapable of imagination ingenuity creativity