All of the following are characteristics of McGregor's Theory X except
A) people have the ability to help accomplish an organisation's goals.
B) people dislike work and try to avoid it.
C) managers must coerce, control, and threaten employees.
D) people must be led because they have little ambition.
E) people are concerned mainly with security.

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McGregor's Theory X states that people dislike work, lack ambition, must be coerced and controlled, and are primarily concerned with security. It does not mention anything about people having the ability to help accomplish an organisation's goals. In fact, Theory X assumes that people need to be closely supervised and directed in order to achieve organisational objectives.

All of the Following Are Characteristics of McGregor's Theory X