theory X
definition: Theory X is Douglas McGregor's theory of autocratic leadership or management that is predicated on the following assumptions about employees: They dislike work, avoid responsibility, have little ambition, are motivated by fear and money, and therefore need to be forced, controlled, directed, and threatened. [Source: Dictionary of Strategy: Strategic Management A-Z; Theory X]
broader: human motivation
broader: approaches to organization theory
broader: approaches to management theory
type: Concept

approaches to management theory
type: Concept
narrower: theory X

approaches to organization theory
type: Concept
narrower: theory X

human motivation
type: Concept
narrower: theory X

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: theory X