Elton Mayo's management theory states employees are motivated by attention and camaraderie rather than compensation, based on ...

Increasing productivity in the workplace has long been a focus for business owners and theorists alike. Prominent studies dating back a century focused on increasing human productivity in the ...

Social Forces is a journal of social research highlighting sociological inquiry but also exploring realms shared with social psychology, anthropology, political science, history, and economics. The ...

In 1960, social psychologist and Professor of Management, Douglas McGregor, identified two very different styles of management that he termed Theory X and Theory Y. Theory X managers are authoritarian ...