Maslows Hierarchy of needs
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I am basing my Theory and Application on both Maslow 's Hierarchy of Needs Theory and Locke’s Goal Setting Theory.
Theory and Application
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs was first published by psychologist Abraham Maslow in his 1943 article, "A Theory of Human Motivation “. Abraham Maslow believed that that as humans strive to meet our most basic needs, we also seek to satisfy a higher set of needs. Maslow presented these needs in a hierarchy that consisted of the following:
1. Physiological/bodily needs.
2. Safety needs.
3. Love/belonging needs.
4. Self-esteem.
5. Self-actualization.
I am going to describe each level in the hierarchy of needs and evaluate them in terms of evidence that shows that they work and that they are useful for managers in understanding how they might motivate their staff. The example I am using is Understanding and motivating health care employees: integrating Maslow 's hierarchy of needs, training and technology by Suzanne G. Benson PhD and Stephen P. Dundis JD, PhD. With all the challenges facing the health sector, there was a need to understand how the managers could motivate the staff. This was becoming increasingly concerning and this is where Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs proved useful. Maslow created a pyramid split into 5 levels, each containing one of the 5 needs.
Level 1 Physiological needs:
Physiological needs are the basic survival needs such as oxygen, food, water, shelter etc. Unless these basic needs are fulfilled, the individual will be unable to move to the next level, as these are these needs are needed for survival. In work terms, these basic needs would be wages. If an employee is being paid fairly he/she will be happy to move to the next level of the hierarchy. If not, they will be thinking about why they aren’t being paid fairly and the next levels won’t be in their mind.
Level 2 Safety Needs:
When physiological needs are fulfilled, safety needs come
I am basing my Theory and Application on both Maslow 's Hierarchy of Needs Theory and Locke’s Goal Setting Theory.
Theory and Application
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs was first published by psychologist Abraham Maslow in his 1943 article, "A Theory of Human Motivation “. Abraham Maslow believed that that as humans strive to meet our most basic needs, we also seek to satisfy a higher set of needs. Maslow presented these needs in a hierarchy that consisted of the following:
1. Physiological/bodily needs.
2. Safety needs.
3. Love/belonging needs.
4. Self-esteem.
5. Self-actualization.
I am going to describe each level in the hierarchy of needs and evaluate them in terms of evidence that shows that they work and that they are useful for managers in understanding how they might motivate their staff. The example I am using is Understanding and motivating health care employees: integrating Maslow 's hierarchy of needs, training and technology by Suzanne G. Benson PhD and Stephen P. Dundis JD, PhD. With all the challenges facing the health sector, there was a need to understand how the managers could motivate the staff. This was becoming increasingly concerning and this is where Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs proved useful. Maslow created a pyramid split into 5 levels, each containing one of the 5 needs.
Level 1 Physiological needs:
Physiological needs are the basic survival needs such as oxygen, food, water, shelter etc. Unless these basic needs are fulfilled, the individual will be unable to move to the next level, as these are these needs are needed for survival. In work terms, these basic needs would be wages. If an employee is being paid fairly he/she will be happy to move to the next level of the hierarchy. If not, they will be thinking about why they aren’t being paid fairly and the next levels won’t be in their mind.
Level 2 Safety Needs:
When physiological needs are fulfilled, safety needs come
References: www.mindtools.com http://www.unc.edu/courses/2007fall/nurs/379/960/module%209%20delegation%20perf%20appr/Benson%20unders%20and%20motiv.pdf http://home.ubalt.edu/tmitch/642/Articles%20syllabus/Locke%20et%20al%20New%20dir%20goal%20setting%2006.pdf