Maslow 's Hierarchy Of Needs

The article “The Secret of Effective Motivation” by Amy Wrzesniewski and Barry Schwartz, appeared in Sunday Review on July 4, 2014. The article introduces different types of motives and examines their effectiveness with the help of real life social experiments. The differences between two main types of motives: internal and instrumental, are introduced in the first part of the article. Although, many people think that both internal and instrumental motives are good in engaging some kind of activity, authors argue that instrumental motives are not so useful and sometimes can be counterproductive for success. Authors develop their argument by analyzing the results

In 1958 a well-known psychologist, Abraham Maslow (1908-1970), composed a motivational theory called “Maslow’s hierarchy of needs”. This theory suggests that when

In social and political turmoil, certain human rights and needs are argued in the name of progress. There are debates of the necessity of freedom versus safety for people, such as long lines at airport security, seemingly tedious, but protecting from threats unseen by the public. One such person who discussed these needs was H.L. Menchen, a journalist and critic of the popular American life. He once said “The average man does not want to be free. He simply wants to be safe,” which highlights both his argument and the discussion itself, while launching new tangents of debate. Despite the call and thirst for freedom reflected in media and revolutions throughout the world and history, Menchen’s claims about the human need for safety are true, because despite the constant promotion of freedom in society, to survive one must have safety.

There are many management styles when it comes to an effective work environment. In correctional officers jobs they do their work by day to day events, where crisis is encountered every day, and leadership is essential to keep an operative system running. The basis for all management is leadership where correctional officers should have authority, talent, experience, ethics, and training. One that really stands out is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs for prison guards. Prison guards need to feel important as they are caring for and essentially keeping appalling criminals safety. They need to know what they are doing is important for society and also be emotionally stable to handle the high levels of stress they will encounter. All levels of the pyramid need to be met for prison guards to justly do their jobs while also staying mentally fit for their work.

This essay will begin first of all by defining “Motivation” as a business concept and then go on to present one process and content theory each before finally comparing them both.

As co-queens of our civilization, Alexis and I wanted the best for our piece of Africa. We decided that we could best do this by choosing a constitutional monarchy for our people. We want to have most of the power over decisions regarding laws and buildings but we want our people to still have the rights from a constitution. This government has allowed us to spend money on what we feel the citizens need and also give them what their constitutional rights: schooling and the right to feel safe. The following decisions have been loosely based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs so that our people can flourish.

Geering, A. D. (1980). The Current State of Research on Motivation. Retrieved from The University of Phoenix eBook Collection database.

Maslow’s ‘Hierarchy of Needs’ (McLeod, 2007) consists of seven basic needs that all contribute towards human motivation, once they are fulfilled. These needs are: physiological, safety, social, self-esteem, self-actualisation, cognitive and aesthetic (McLeod, 2007). These needs can all be met through nurture, stimulation and suitable expectations, which are implemented in schools, by teachers (Moore and Zaff, 2002).

When observing the field of psychology, among the vast expanse of subfields, the one that caught my eye the most was Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. By labeling the five most essential parts of a human’s life, they are defined and put in order from things most needed to things that come after those basic needs are met.

Motivation is the desire to achieve the goal or reason why is making you do something it makes you feel like that to continue work to achieve your goal. Also to be successful in lifestyle you will need a good motivation to have the opportunity to survive. For example, some students have got motivation to complete their education. To put it simply motivation is knows as an interaction of the individual and the situation. Remember that the level of motivation varies between each individual and among individuals in different time. This essay will seek to critically examine to understand what motivation is as well as evaluate the three theories.

Each of these theories state different sources of motivational needs, and each have certain drawbacks. Let us examine some of these theories that have developed over the years.

Nothing may define us more in life then our behavior. They are the actions that become of our feelings, thoughts, and our experiences in life. As a whole the study of what people think, feel and do in and around an organization is referred to as Organizational behavior or OB. (McShane & Glinow, 2016) .In an organizational structure, our behaviors can affect many aspects of business like moral and profit gain or loss. The ability to understand and properly manage many different types of people and behaviors inside a business structure allows the business to operate like a well-oiled machine. That also requires an understanding of how to motivate different personality types. In the research I am going to compare Maslow’s hierarchy of needs against Lawrence and Nohira’s 4 drive theory in an attempt to better understand their possible uses inside an organizational structure.

Motivation is the willingness to exert high levels of effort towards a goal, provided the effort made also satisfied some individual need. (Keenan K., 1995, e.g. 60)

Motivation is a complex phenomenon which is influenced of individual, cultural, ethnic and historical factors. According to De Cenzo et al., (1996), people who are motivated use a greater effort to perform a job than those who are not motivated. Motivation can be defined as “a series of energizing forces that originate both with and beyond an individual’s self”. These forces determine the person’s behavior and therefore, influence his/her productivity (Jackson, 2005). In other words this means that all thinkable factors of physical or psychological aspects that we interact with, leads to a reaction within our self or of the entire organization.

Motivation is driven differently in today’s era that in previous era’s. People are evolving and so are the ways in which they want to be motivated. D’Ausilio (2008)