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| | Employee motivation theory. Chris Argyris immaturity / maturity motivation theory. |
 | | In attempting to analyze this situation, Chris Argyris, of Harvard University, compared bureaucratic / pyramidal values (the organizational counterpart to Theory X assumptions about people) that still dominate far too organizations with a more humanistic / democratic value system (the organizational counterpart to Theory Y assumptions about people) as outlined in the table below. |
 | | If, on the other hand, humanistic or democratic values are adhered to in an organization, Argyris claims that trusting, authentic relationships will develop among people and will result in increased interpersonal competence, intergroup cooperation, flexibility, and the like and should result in increases in organizational effectiveness. |
 | | In this kind of environment people are treated as human beings, both organizational members and the organization itself are given an opportunity to develop to the fullest potential, and there is an attempt to make work exciting and challenging. |
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