ICANBusiness, Management and FinanceLeadership and Motivation2024

Dangote Cement Plc's HR Director is reviewing its motivation strategy. Douglas McGregor's Theory Y assumption, as opposed to Theory X, would support which of the following HR policies?

AStrict time-and-attendance monitoring with deductions for late arrival
BClose supervision of all employees with detailed procedural manuals
CEmployee empowerment through job enrichment and participative decision-makingCORRECT
DCentralised authority with punishment for non-compliance with targets
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McGregor's Theory Y assumes that employees are self-motivated, creative, and willing to accept responsibility when given the opportunity. This underpins HR policies such as job enrichment, delegation, and participative management. Theory X, by contrast, assumes employees are inherently lazy and require close supervision and control, supporting options A, B, and D.
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