title: Strategy and Human Resource Management: Third Edition (Management, Work and Organisations)
author: Peter Boxall
description: <DIV><DIV>PETER BOXALL is Professor of Human Resource Management and Head of the Dept of Management and Employment Relations and Associate Dean at the University of Auckland Business School, New Zealand. He is an Associate Editor of <I>Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources</I> and a member of the International Advisory Board of Human Resource Management Journal.<BR><BR>JOHN PURCELL is Strategic Academic Adviser, ACAS, and Research Professor at Warwick University, UK.<BR></DIV></DIV>
zlib_text: The HUMAN SIDE 
  of ENTERPRISE 
  DOUGLAS McGREGOR 
  
  THE HUMAN SIDE 
  OF ENTERPRISE 
  The text deals with policies and practices 
  in the management of human resources 
  in business and industrial organization, 
  examining them in the light of current 
  social science knowledge about human 
  nature and behavior. Two important sup¬ 
  positions form the basis of this material: 
  Theory X—The assumptions upon 
  which traditional organizations are 
  based and which appear inadequate 
  for the full utilization of human po¬ 
  tentialities. 
  Theory Y—The assumptions consistent 
  with current research knowledge which 
  could lead to higher motivation and 
  greater realization of both individual 
  and organizational goals. 
  The implications of Theory Y in regard 
  to the administration of salaries and pro¬ 
  motions, performance appraisal, staff-line 
  relationships, participation, leadership, 
  management development, and the man¬ 
  agerial team are discussed. 
  The author demonstrates the unrealistic 
  and limiting ass