Journal of Management History: Volume 17 Issue 2

Douglas McGregor: theoretician, moral philosopher or behaviorist?: An analysis of the interconnections between assumptions, values and behavior

Edgar Schein

McGregor was the consummate process consultant, but his behavior was derived not from his philosophy of participation but from his theory of human behavior. He was a Theory Y…

Taylor, McGregor and me

Marvin Weisbord

The purpose of this paper is to make a case for the co‐existence of Theories X and Y assumptions in everyone. The author does this by comparing the works of Douglas McGregor and…

McGregor's legacy: the evolution and current application of Theory Y management

Peter F. Sorensen, Matt Minahan

This paper is dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Douglas McGregor's The Human Side of Enterprise. The paper identifies major management approaches cited by McGregor as being…

On the legacy of Theory Y

W. Warner Burke

The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief history and perspective on the influence of McGregor's Theory Y on research about and practice of management and leadership…

Douglas McGregor's legacy: lessons learned, lessons lost

Thomas C. Head

2010 marked the 50th anniversary of Douglas McGregor's publication of The Human Side of Enterprise. The purpose of this paper is to revisit McGregor's classic book to establish…

McGregor's legacy: thoughts on what he left, what transpired, and what remains to pursue

Arthur Lerner

The purpose of this paper is to advance that a significant part of McGregor's legacy was from considering human behavior as important to organizational life and management, and to…

Honoring Douglas McGregor and the 50th anniversary of The Human Side of Enterprise

Therese F. Yaeger

Chairman Mac in perspective

Warren G. Bennis