Composition 1010/53
Ms. L. Wazir
Lisa Jirkovsky
21. November 2004
TABLE OF CONTENT
1 Introduction 3
2 Motivation 4
2.1 Role of Managers in Motivating Employees 4
2.2 Employee Motivation 6
3 Abraham Maslow 8
4 Hierarchy of Needs 9
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Physiological needs 10
4.1 Safety needs 11
4.1.1 sexual harassment 11
4.2 Social needs 12
4.3 Esteem needs 13
4.4 Self actualization 13
5 Example home and host country managers 14
6 Conclusion 15
7 Bibliography 16
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2 Introduction
The following paper deals with the American psychologist Abraham Maslow, born in New York, who stated that every human being has 5 differently categorised needs that need to be fulfilled in order to provide healthy and happy living.
In daily work managers need to respect and follow these needs so that employees will work most efficiently and effectively. Following these needs and trying to execute them is the best instruction for managers to motivate and provide successful working conditions. This paper will introduce you to the hierarchy of needs and will illustrate, by applying examples from day to day business how this concept can be best implemented.
The author of this paper claims that managers can help their employees to be more motivated, if they look and work with Maslow 's stages.
The chief reason for writing this paper is to make clear how easily solutions can be found when it comes to giving incentives at work.
First of all there will be a short overview of what motivation actually is, second Abraham Maslow will be presented in a few words and the author will go into details concerning the hierarchy of needs. There are the physiological needs, second there are the safety needs, third the love needs, forth the esteem needs and finally self-actualization.
As a conclusion, the author will point out that the thesis, due to the supportive examples, can
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