Passion for the Planet
1, What role, if any, does McGregor's Theory Y play at Patagonia? Explain.
McGregor's Theory Y plays a critically important role in the formation and continual strengthening of the Patagonia culture. It underscores a belief, in fact a core attribute of the company culture, that autonomy, mastery and purpose are critically important for employees to take ownership and thrive in their jobs (Camps, Rodriguez, 2011). Theory Y also brings a very high level of participative management into any culture. In the case of Patagonia, the focus on how to create more trust so collaborative workflows are created and maintained is achieved through participative management (Kim, 2002).
How does Patagonia build human and social capital?
Patagonia takes the mindset that creating a more open, collaborative culture will over time lead to greater levels of human and social capital being generated, accumulated and available for initiatives and strategies to be completed. The steps taken to ensure the development and continual effective growth of human and social capital is predicated on a highly participative leadership style that concentrates...
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