December 2014
Beginner
480 pages
118h 48m
English
The motivation theories discussed thus far imply that an understanding of motivation is based on an understanding of human needs. Some evidence indicates that most people have strong needs for self-respect, respect from others, promotion, and psychological growth.14 Although identifying all human needs is impossible, several theories have been developed to help managers better understand these needs:
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
Alderfer’s ERG theory
Argyris’s maturity-immaturity continuum
McClelland’s acquired needs theory
Perhaps the most widely accepted description of human needs is the hierarchy of needs concept developed by Abraham Maslow.15 Maslow states that human ...