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    Hierarchy of Needs (Maslow Theory) Introduction Human motivation can refer to the fulfillment or satisfaction of various needs. These needs encompass a broader range of human desires, starting from the fundamental ones for survival to the complex emotional needs for comfort that surrounds individual’s psychological well-being. In 1954, one of the social psychologist by the name Abraham Maslow who was interested in a broad spectrum of analyzing and understanding the human needs came up with a hierarchy

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    Maslow's Needs Theory which has considered the basic requirement of every human being. This theory constructs five basic types of human hierarchy of needs. These requirements may be related to psychological, security, belongings, self esteem and self actualization. This theory states that the least level of requirement should have to be satisfied before considering the next bigger level Cheng (1995). These requirements are presented by 5 level triangles which he termed it as the hierarchy of needs. Higher

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    Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory (Humanistic Theory of Self-Actualisation) originally comprised five levels of needs, usually represented as a pyramid, which in itself is a clever concept because like a pyramid each layer needs the preceding layer to be firmly in place before the next layer can be achieved - which is probably the ideology of Maslow’s theory. Maslow differs from Freud’s theory in that he takes a pragmatic approach, emphasising the importance of the positive to promote a positive

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    Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Theory

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    Contents INTRODUCTION 2 MOTIVATION 3 MASLOW’S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS THEORY 4 INFORMATION OF THE COMPANY 5 APPLE COMPUTERS,INC 5 INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY’S MANAGER 6 STEVE JOBS 6 STEVE JOBS LEADERSHIP STYLES AND MOTIVATION TECHNIQUES 7 CONCLUSION 9 REFERENCES 10   INTRODUCTION In this section ,we will discuss about the topics motivation, motivation theory.Motivation is defined as the interaction between person and the situation.For attaining goal

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    of my paper will relate the Glass Ceiling concept to two theories – the Equity Theory and Maslow’s Need Hierarchy Theory. The Equity Theory The Equity Theory can be defined as “a model of motivation that explains how people strive for fairness and justice in social exchanges or give-and-take relationships” (Kinicki & Fugate, 2016, p. 156). In an article written by Al-Zawahreh & Al-Madi (2012), a noteworthy factor about the Equity Theory is that, “The fairness of exchange between employees and

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    Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory in Organizational Diversity Psychologist Abraham Maslow established a theory of motivation to justify how people in diverse organizations behave. His human requirements theory states that humans are never completely satisfied; that they crave satisfaction and those requirements can be classified into a hierarchy based upon importance. The lowest level of importance includes peoples’ desire to satisfy their physical needs, such as hunger and thirst. Following the

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    (Eichelberger & Sitzman, 2011, p. 35). Henderson was able to express her views in order to explain the importance of following a patient's chart and the plan of care for the patient’s overall health. Henderson defined fourteen components of basic needs for nursing care, that I one day hope to provide to my own patient. I am

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    normal range by adjusting clothing and modifying the environment. 8. Keep the body clean and well groomed and protect the integument. 9.Avoid dangers in the environment and avoid injuring others. 10.Communicate with others in expressing emotions, needs, fears, or opinions. 14.Learn, discover, or satisfy the curiosity that leads to normal development and health and use the available health facilities. Spiritual 11.Worship according to one’s faith. Sociological 12. Work in such a way that

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    I. Introduction The focus of this paper is to discuss two motivational theories: Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and the Equity theory as well as two leadership theories: the Participative Theory and Pat-Goal Theory and their affects on the work environment. By applying them to a case study involving Alex and Stephanie, we can see just how effective or ineffective things can become. Alex and Stephanie are full time college students as well as full-time employees at a local supermarket. While they

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    Maslow developed the hierarchy of needs in 1940. “Maslow deserves credit for bringing a more holistic, humanistic, and positive approach to the study of human motivation” (McShane & Von Glinow, 2014, p.90). Maslow took several steps in studying human motivation. He first started with a holistic approach. He explained that human needs should be studied in groups. People are dependent on those around them, which implies that people drive each other’s behaviors and needs. Second, he studied with a humanistic

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