Leadership Styles

Management philosophy is the manager's set of personal beliefs and values about people and work. It is something that the manager can control. Eminent social psychologist and management researcher, Douglas McGregor, emphasized that a manager's philosophy

^{Creates a self}^‐^{fulfilling prophecy. Theory X managers treat employees almost as children}

^{Who need constant direction, while Theory Y managers treat employees as competent}

^{Adults capable of participating in work}^‐^r^e^l^{ated decisions.}

^{These managerial philosophies then have a subsequent effect on employee behavior,}

^Leading^{to the self}^‐^{fulfilling
prophecy. As
a result,
organizational and managerial}

^Philosophiesⁿ^ee^{d to be in harmony.}