Introduction
The following pages will clarify the works of two renowned theorists within the field of Management. The two theorist chosen are Elton Mayo (1880-1949) and Abraham Maslow (1923-2000). Elton Mayo, an Australian psychologist conducted the Hawthorne Studies from which the Human Relations approach to management was formed. The Hawthorne studies consisted of a series of three experiments: The Illumination Experiments (1924-1927), The Relay Assembly Test Room Experiments (1927-1932), and The Bank Wiring Observation Room Experiments (1931-1932). Even though, Mayo wasn’t involved in some of the experiments he is still seen as the lead figure of the Hawthorne Studies.
Maslow, on the other hand, was an American psychologist. Maslow, just as Mayo, is one of the major “contributors to the Human Relations approach to management”. Often thought of revolutionary during his era. Maslow, in comparison to other psychologist, was engaged in the area of positive psychology, rather than merely looking at abnormalities. He was interested in way how development of the self influenced psychology.
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Values related to this level are for instance: confidence, respect by others, and achievement. For a worker this could imply his or her job title. On an organizational Bull coined this level the efficacy level. However, Mayo does not mention anything about the need for esteem mentioned by Maslow. Mayo even eliminates, unintentionally however, hierarchy within the departments of the Relay Assembly Test Room Experiments. The participants, on the other hand, were in favour of this less structured system. They could participate in decisions and felt involved. Something that is not mentioned anywhere but the level of involvement could result in an increase of confidence, as the employees were trusted with more responsibility. This had affected their level of job satisfaction
Abraham Maslow focused on human experience, problems, potentials, and ideals. Throughout his study of Humanism, he created what is known as the “Hierarchy of Human Needs.” This hierarchy places the needs of humans in an ordered fashion based on their level of importance. At the bottom of the pyramid is a person’s physiological needs, then their safety needs, sense of love and belonging, self-esteem, and then at the final tier of the hierarchy is self-actualization. Maslow claimed
Maslow’s hierarchy is used within organisations by employers as their employees have basic human needs and a right to strive for self-actualisation. Successful organisations will be ones who care, understand, encourage and enable personal growth towards their employees.
Through the use of this paper the agreement between Maslow and Rogers when it comes to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs will be shown. It will also focus on the humanistic and biological approaches to personality. According to Orana (2009), Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a theory that is considered to still be valid today in the areas of management training, personal development, and the understanding of the motivation of humans. This theory was first introduced in the book Personality and Motivation which was
The list of psychologists who influenced Maslow includes A. Adler, E. Fromm, E. Thorndike, K. Koffka, K. Horney, and W. Kohler (Francis & Kritsonis, 2006). Besides these psychologists, Maslow himself acknowledged that R. Benedict and M. Wertheimer had an impact on his views about human needs as well (Francis & Kritsonis, 2006). The Hierarchy of Needs theory was partially influenced by works of K. Goldstein who developed the concept of self-actualization, later borrowed by Maslow and other psychologists (Francis & Kritsonis, 2006).
Abraham Maslow was a psychotherapist, considered the founder of the humanist movement in psychology. He examined the human experience by looking at the things that are most important to us: love, hope, faith, spirituality, individuality, and existence. One of the most crucial aspects of this theory is that to reach the most highly developed state of consciousness and realize the greatest potential, an individual must discover his true purpose in life and pursue it. Maslow refers to this ultimate state of being as self-actualization. His famous Hierarchy of Needs, which is often drawn as a pyramid, positions the most basic needs at the base of the pyramid and each of the other essential requirements for a fulfilled life in the groups at the top of the pyramid. (The Psychology Book.) 2012.
This was the beginning of one of the groundbreaking contributions to Psychology Abraham Maslow has done. Another way that Maslow has contributed to Psychology by making sure through gatherings, meetings, lectures, and theory that the matter of humanistic psychology is just as valuable and needed to be taught as that of Pavlov’s theory of behaviorism and that of Freudian’s psychoanalysis theory. “As a prophet of human potential, Maslow believed the realization of one’s total potential variously described as self-realization to be the ultimate goal of all human kind” (Dhiman, 2007). He did this with extensive research and by working with theorist that shared the same interests, like Carl Rogers. He did his bit on teaching at a university, but quickly found out that he did not like it very much and had the students teach the class as he monitored. The times that he did lecture the class, he asked questions that broaden the horizons of how the student saw themselves in the future.
Abraham Maslow was one of the pioneers of the humanist movement. He developed a pathway of needs that people must meet in order to achieve self-actualization or congruence. It starts
* What were the Hawthorne Studies and how can the result is applied to the work place.
Maslow became the leader of the humanistic school of psychology that emerged in the 1950's and 1960's, which he referred to as the “third force”, beyond Freudian theory and behaviorism. Also during this period of his life, he came into contact with the many European intellectuals that were immigrating to the United States, Brooklyn in particular, people like Adler, Fromm, Horney, as well as several Gestalt and Freudian psychologists. In 1951, Maslow served as the chair of the psychology department at Brandeis for 10 years, where he met Kurt Goldstein, who introduced him to the idea of self-actualization, and helped him begin his own theoretical work. It was also here that he began his crusade for a humanistic psychology, something ultimately much more important to him than his own theorizing. In, 1969 he became a resident fellow of the Laughlin Institute in California. A year later after several years of ill health he died of a heart attack on June 8th. One of the many interesting things that Maslow noticed, while early in his career working with monkeys, was that some needs take precedence over others. For example, if you are hungry and thirsty, you will tend to try and take care of the thirst first. After all, you can live without food for several weeks, but you can only live a few days without water. Maslow took
Abraham Harold Maslow was an American psychologist who is best known for creating Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, and discovering self-actualization. Maslow was a psychology professor at Alliant International University, Brandeis University, Brooklyn College, New School for Social Research, and Columbia University. He focused on the importance of focusing on the positive qualities in people, as opposed to treating them
Maslow was one the few psychologist to put emphasis on positivism instead of focusing on human weakness like Freud or his followers. He thought that religion was full of hypocrisy which reminds me of the Roman
A number of sociologists and psychologists made major contributions to the study of the neoclassical perspective, which is also known as the human relations school of thought. The main contributors of the Hawthorne Studies are: Elton Mayo, Hugo Munsterberg, Abraham Maslow, Douglas McGregor, Mary Parker Follet.Hugo Munsterberg is the father of ‘Industrial Psychology’. He is a German Psychologist. He established a psychological laboratory at Harvard in 1892 and his pioneering book, Psychology and Industrial Efficiency was translated into English in 1913. Munsterberg suggested that psychologists could make valuable contributions to managers in the areas of employee selection and motivation. Industrial psychology is still a major course of study at many colleges and universities. Another early advocate of the behavioural approach to management was Mary Parker Follet (18681933). Follet worked during the scientific management era, but quickly came to recognize the human element in the workplace. Indeed, her work clearly anticipated the behavioural management perspective and she appeared the need to understand the role of behavioural in organizations. Although Munsterberg and Follet made major contributions to the development of the behavioural approach to management, its
Since the beginning of psychology in the year 1879, researchers have approached the field and have studied the human mind in a numerous amount of ways. One psychologist in particular that is said to have enhanced the quality of psychological research is Abraham Maslow. Abraham Maslow is best known for his work in creating the Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and Humanistic Psychology. There are many things that came out of Maslow’s findings, how he contributed to psychology, how he influenced the field of psychology, and how his findings are still used in today’s society.
There have been many great psychologists, psychoanalysts, immunologists, endocrinologists, and psychotherapists that have made a name for themselves here in America. Sigmund Freud, Carl Rogers, Stanley Milgram, Walter Cannon, and Janice Glaser are just a few. However, the one who piques my interest more than Freud or any other person who has extensively studied psychology as in depth and thoroughly as the ones above mentioned is Mr. Abraham Harold Maslow. Out of all psychologists in the known world, there has never been and never will be anyone who comes close to his ideas, thoughts, actions, and psychoanalyses of the human mind.
braham Harold Maslow (1908-1970), the 77th president of the American Psychological Association, was widely known for his Hierarchy of Needs, a theory of human needs that begins at the base with physiological needs that must first be satisfied before higher-level safety needs and then psychological needs become active. The first section of the research paper explores Abraham Maslow’s early life: his childhood experience, his college study, and his academic career. The second section examines some of Abraham Maslow’s key publications, in order to acquire a comprehensive understanding of his theory. And lastly, Maslow’s contribution to the psychology field is discussed, as his works signified the advancement of 1960’s humanistic psychology and served as a complement to Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory and B.F. Skinner’s behaviorism.