Douglas McGregor - Definition

Douglas McGregor (1906 - 1964) was a psychology professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology whose 1960 book The Human Side of Enterprise had a profound influence on management practises. In the book he identified two approaches to motivating workers, which he called theory X and theory Y.

External link

• Summary of McGregor's ideas (http://www.aja4hr.com/management/mcgregor.shtml)