What are the three theories of human nature in IO psychology?
There are three theories of human nature that managers might assume in trying to understand the worker.
Note: This is Industrial and organizational psychology. Nothing to do with computer science I/O.
Angelz said,
Wrote on December 5, 2010 @ 12:52 pm
The three theories are:
Me, Myself and I
Heather P said,
Wrote on December 5, 2010 @ 1:07 pm
You may mean need theories, cognitive theories, and reinforcement theories.
man_drone said,
Wrote on December 5, 2010 @ 1:36 pm
Do you mean Theory X, Theory Y and Theory Z?
Theory X: Pessemistic: Workers are out to work as little as possible and will steal from you at the first opportunity unless closely watched.
Theory Y: Optimistic: Workers are generally good, and do not require constant monitoring to do their best work.
Theory Z: focuses on increasing employee loyalty to the company by providing a job for life with a strong focus on the well-being of the employee, both on and off the job (text for this section taken from wikipedia article referenced below)