...and will avoid it if he can. 2. Because of this human characteristic of dislike of work, most people must be coerced, controlled, directed and threatened...avoid responsibility, has relatively little ambition, wants security above all (pp. 33-34). These assumptions rest primarily on armchair speculation rather...

...avoid it if he can. • Because of this dislike for learning for additional knowledge, most people must be coerced, controlled, directed, and threatened...put forth adequate effort toward the achievement of additional knowledge. • The average human being prefers to be directed, wishes to avoid responsibility,...

...work and will avoid It If he can. (2) Therefore, most people must be coerced, controlled, directed, threatened with punishment to get them to put forth adequate effort toward the achievement or organizational objectives. (3) The overage human being prefers to be directed, wishes to avoid responsibility,...

...of the human characteristics of dislike of work, most people must be coerced, controlled, directed, threatened with punishment to get them to put forth...avoid responsibility, has relatively little ambition, wants security. Theory Y holds that — 1. The expenditure of physical and mental effort in work is...

...work and will avoid it if he can. Because of this human characteristic of dislike of work, most people must be coerced, controlled, directed, and threatened...toward the achievement of organizational objectives. The average human being prefers to be directed, wishes to avoid responsibility, has relatively little...

...this human characteristic of dislike of work, most people must be coerced, controlled, directed, or threatened with punishment to get them to put forth...toward the achievement of organizational objectives." (p. 34) 3. "The average human being prefers to be directed, wishes to avoid responsibility, has relatively...

...(Adapted with permission from Keith Davis, Human Relations at Work. 3d ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, 1967.) to get them to put forth adequate effort toward the...relatively little ambition, and wants security above all.7 Theory Y assumptions about human behavior are in dramatic contrast to these: L The expenditure...

...most people must be coerced, controlled, threatened, in the interest of organisational objectives. The average human being prefers to be directed, wishes...avoid responsibility, has relatively little ambition, wants security above all. The expenditure of physical and mental effort is as natural as play or rest....

...avoid it if possible. • Because people inherently dislike work, they must be coerced, controlled, and threatened with punishment to get them to put forth adequate effort toward the achievement of company objectives. • The average human being prefers to be directed, wishes to avoid responsibility,...

...Because of this characteristic of dislike of work, most people must be coerced, controlled, directed, or threatened with punishment to get them to put forth...human being prefers to be directed, wishes to avoid responsibilities, has relatively little ambition, and wants security above all. Those who believe the...