Editing Douglas McGregor (section)

== Research interests ==
McGregor's research focused on managerial leadership<ref name=":0" /> and the ways in which employees are affected by the management styles of their superiors. His 1960 book ''The'' ''Human Side of Enterprise'' focused on theory X and theory Y approaches to leadership. His 1967 book ''The Professional Manager''<ref>{{Cite book|last=McGregor, Douglas.|title=The professional manager|date=1967|publisher=McGraw-Hill|isbn=0-07-045093-5|oclc=228954}}</ref> built upon the ideas presented in his first book, along with providing behavioral, social, and psychological aspects implications of the previous ideas.