Explain Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs
Maslow's hierarchy of needs theorizes that an employee's most basic needs must be met before he will be motivated by higher needs. The hierarchy consists of five categories physiological, safety, belongingness, esteem and finally self-actualization. Maslow theorized that we are driven by primary needs, however the strongest source of motivation is the lowest unsatisfied need at the time; as the lower level need is satisfied the next higher need in the hierarchy becomes the primary motivator. With that being said, it appears that Harry is motivated by the need to belong and the lowest level not being satisfied is belongingness. The need to belong is so great within Harry it delegates all his actions in work, he inadvertently gave his friends
not making fun of him a higher valence score of (.9) winning over a raise (.5) and a promotion (.7) and only changing the score to a negative after being corrected by the interviewer. Harry ends the interview by stating he would like to go join the guys for coffee, leaving the question unanswered about a high or low level of self-effort at work.
McClelland theorized about three learned needs: achievement, power, and affiliation. According to McClelland's need-theory, Harry displays the need for affiliation. From the interview we can conclude a few characteristics about Harry; he is concerned about how he is perceived by his friends and he requires interpersonal relationships, he prefers to interact with others and be with friends. Note as the interview ends Harry wants to join his friends for coffee and cut the interview short if the interviewer is done asking questions. A person with a high need for affiliation desires to seek approval from others, conform to others wishes and expectations and avoid conflict and/or confrontation. Harry displays an example of his need for affiliation when asked by the “interviewer what are the chances of these things happening if his performance is high and Harry responds to stand a 50-50 chance of getting a raise and/or promotion, but also a 90% chance that his buddies will make fun of him.” Harry rather perform at a just acceptable level to stay within his group of friends and not get made fun of, also evident during the interview Harry would correlate all questions back to his friends somehow.
not making fun of him a higher valence score of (.9) winning over a raise (.5) and a promotion (.7) and only changing the score to a negative after being corrected by the interviewer. Harry ends the interview by stating he would like to go join the guys for coffee, leaving the question unanswered about a high or low level of self-effort at work.
McClelland theorized about three learned needs: achievement, power, and affiliation. According to McClelland's need-theory, Harry displays the need for affiliation. From the interview we can conclude a few characteristics about Harry; he is concerned about how he is perceived by his friends and he requires interpersonal relationships, he prefers to interact with others and be with friends. Note as the interview ends Harry wants to join his friends for coffee and cut the interview short if the interviewer is done asking questions. A person with a high need for affiliation desires to seek approval from others, conform to others wishes and expectations and avoid conflict and/or confrontation. Harry displays an example of his need for affiliation when asked by the “interviewer what are the chances of these things happening if his performance is high and Harry responds to stand a 50-50 chance of getting a raise and/or promotion, but also a 90% chance that his buddies will make fun of him.” Harry rather perform at a just acceptable level to stay within his group of friends and not get made fun of, also evident during the interview Harry would correlate all questions back to his friends somehow.