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Adnan Shareef EPMO Director| JEDCO (Jeddah Airports Company) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
As far as I know that theory X states that a manager assumes bad attitude from employees so he exerts micro management on them,

And theory Y states that a manager assumes good attitude from employees so he exerts macro management on them.

But I could not understand theory Z. could someone elaborate on it ?
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Anita Dhir President/CEO| Medhira Enterprises Long Island City, Ny, United States
Theory Z manager focuses on creating the appropriate environment so that the team can be successful. This could include providing tools, templates, etc.
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Ed Tsyitee Jr Consultant | Consultant Tucson, Az, United States
I had to look that up. I forgot what that was. Theory Z is also known as Ouchi's Theory and Japanese Management style. The company increased employee loyalty by offering a job for life with a strong focus on work/life balance. As Anita mentioned, Theory Z is now a type of human resource management where resources provided to the employees help them be successful everyday.
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Adnan Shareef EPMO Director| JEDCO (Jeddah Airports Company) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Thank you both.
From what you said, I can conclude that theory Z manager is more of a facilitator for his employees.
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1 reply by Ed Tsyitee Jr
Jul 19, 2017 5:37 PM
Ed Tsyitee Jr
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Absolutely. This is also a type of servant leadership.
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Ed Tsyitee Jr Consultant | Consultant Tucson, Az, United States
Jul 19, 2017 10:32 AM
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Thank you both.
From what you said, I can conclude that theory Z manager is more of a facilitator for his employees.
Absolutely. This is also a type of servant leadership.
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Hau Doan Huu Asst CEO in IT and DX, cum DCIO| Vietnam Post Hanoi, Hanoi, Viet Nam
I would like to put one small piece: theory z based on the assumption that employees want to build cooperative relationships with their employers, peers, and other employees in the firm.
The rest is as you mentioned
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Adnan Shareef EPMO Director| JEDCO (Jeddah Airports Company) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
So we can say that we have Autocratic leadership style for theory X
Democratic leadership style for theory Y
& Servant leadership style for theory Z
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1 reply by Ed Tsyitee Jr
Jul 20, 2017 5:09 PM
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I think that's a fair assessment.
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Ed Tsyitee Jr Consultant | Consultant Tucson, Az, United States
Jul 20, 2017 10:12 AM
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So we can say that we have Autocratic leadership style for theory X
Democratic leadership style for theory Y
& Servant leadership style for theory Z
I think that's a fair assessment.
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Vincent Guerard Coach - Trainer - Speaker - Advisor| Freelance Mont-Royal, Quebec, Canada
Would that make Theory Z more adapted to Agile style management?
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1 reply by Ed Tsyitee Jr
Jul 25, 2017 2:15 PM
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I think it would.
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Ed Tsyitee Jr Consultant | Consultant Tucson, Az, United States
Jul 20, 2017 7:22 PM
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Would that make Theory Z more adapted to Agile style management?
I think it would.

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