Douglas McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y are two contrasting models of workforce motivation and management. Developed in the 1950s and 1960s, these theories describe different assumptions about ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump administration’s Theory X management style, with its insistence on centralized decision-making, overriding expert advice, and issuing threats rather than ...

Drawing parallels to Douglas McGregor's ground-breaking theories of human motivation and management, Theory X and Theory Y, our choice of CEO labels is not coincidental.