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    Job Satisfaction 5 2.3 Relation between Job Satisfaction and Work Motivation 6 2.3.1 Need-Based Approach or Content Theories of Motivation 6 2.3.2 Maslow’s Need Hierarchy Theory 7 3. Theory to Practical Analysis: Case of Google 11 3.1 Google Inc. 11 3.2 Google Inc. And Maslow’s Theory 12 3.3 The Pyramid Approach at Google 13 3.3.1 Physiological 13 3.3.2 Safety 14 3.3.4 Esteem Needs 15 3.3.5 Self Actualization Needs 15 4. Conclusion 16 Bibliography 18   1. Introduction A rapidly changing business

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    many theories of the motivation of a human being. For this paper, the authors will look at the motivation of Theodore Roosevelt to fulfill Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. We will look how President Roosevelt was motivated to act throughout his life through each stage of the Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Maslow’s Theory The Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs theory is a theory that attempts to summarize motivation. Maslow’s theory is a biopsychosocial theory of motivation. A biopsychosocial theory means

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    individuals and ccontinously require a variety of needs. Consequently, I prefer the Hierarchy of Needs Theory over the other two (Herzberg Two-Factor and McClelland’s Acquired Needs) content motivation theories. According to Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory, human beings require five levels of needs which are lowest to highest: Physiological, Safety and Security, Love (social), Esteem, and Self-Actualization Needs (Robbins & Judge, 2015). The upper needs are most often ignored or less

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    physiological or psychology need of the employee. Kinicki and Fugate (2012) introduces Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory as being originally based on research conducted on phobic individuals. PBS (n.d.) defines Maslow’s work as that which is contradictory to those before his, and is determined to understand a human’s positive mental state. Maslow argued that the human psyche is tiered, not unlike a step ladder and the

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    suggested that because social belongingness needs are not being met, it is effecting the how the employee associates with the museum and their social identify, resulting in poor motivation for work behaviours that benefit the museum (Haslam, Powell & Turner, 2000; Peterson, 2007). Maslow’s hierarchy of needs suggests that one of the needs for survival is belongingness and when this is not fulfilled, the individual will be motivated to satisfy this need before being motivated and progressing onto

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    Maslow’s Hierarchy of Need Theory Motivation is an important element in the working world. Every company needs good motivation to keep them growing. A successful company contains highly motivated employees. They are a crucial asset in a company. Highly motivated employee will perform well and result in high productivity which influence the profit of a company. In this assignment, two theories are being chosen to explain on the hypothesis which is the Maslow’s Hierarchy of need theory and Herzberg two

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    McClelland (1917-1998) and motivational needs theory A doctor of psychology, David McClelland pioneered workplace motivational thinking, developed achievement based motivational theory and promoted improvements in employee assessment methods. He is best known for describing three types of motivational need which he identified in his book, The Achieving Society (1961) Achievement motivation A person with strong motivational need for achievement need will seek to reach realistic and challenging

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    Ann Roe Theory: Need Approach Ann Roe's theory is the most deterministic approach. Roe believed that the type of parenting one receives influences the career choice of child - innate tendencies and expression of needs. Career choices gratify one's needs. 1. Root of theory Ann Roe developed this theory to predict occupational selection based on individual differences. Individual are differences either by biological, sociological and psychology. This theory specifically focused on predicting occupational

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    During my interview with my director we discussed McClelland’s Three-Needs Theory. This theory asserts that employees acquire one or more of three types of “needs” that motivate them to excel at work—the need for achievement (“nAch”), the need for power (“nPow”), and the need for affiliation (“nAff”). He we asked how these needs have impacted him throughout his career with managing employees, managing managers, and how these needs have changed in himself throughout his own career. One thing that surprised

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    this the best option? In Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory, an individual’s motivation is dependent on their needs and that these needs have an order in which they must be satisfied (Daft, 2014, p. 230). Within Maslow’s theory, we can place monetary incentives in the “lower needs” category. This category must be satisfied before other needs can be satisfied. When employers look at rewards they need to try to meet both “lower and “higher” level needs. Rewards are categorized as either; intrinsic

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