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    Problem statement Abraham Maslow’s theory about motivation suggested that motivation is about to meet human needs. (Pichère P, et al., 2015) In today’s society, motivation is usually defined as the desire of achieving a goal, leading to goal-directed behavior. So why is motivation so important at work? This is because actual productivity of an organization is thought to be dependent on the level of motivation of employees. In another word, people who are motivated will try harder to accomplish the

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    a hierarchy of needs, this includes, Basic Needs, Safety & Security Needs, Social or Group Needs, Self Esteem and Self Fulfilment. Below is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs that he has built his theory around. Maslow says that the basic needs include air, food, drink, shelter, warmth and sleep. Maslow sees these needs as vital to human being in order for the human to survive. Maslow sees basic needs as the most important needs that need to be met for all human beings. The safety needs that Maslow talks

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    Abraham Maslow’s theory of the hierarchy of needs is an arrangement of the innate needs that motivate behavior, from the strongest needs at the bottom to the weakest needs at the top. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs has five levels. The bottom level is Psychological in which you worry about getting enough food, sex, sleep,homeostasis, breathing, water, and excretion. The second bottom level is Safety in which you mostly need safety of house, employment, body, morality, family, health, resources, and

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    I. Need For A New Rhetoric (122) A. Attitudes of ancient Greeks were that rhetoric appeared to be the study of a technique used by the common man impatient to arrive at rapid conclusions or to form an opinion without first seriously investigating. 1. Rhetoric stressed matters of style at the expenses of rationality. 2. Rhetoric had not commanded much respect, particularly from philosophers. B. Aristotle divides rhetoric into three forms. 1. Forensic Oratory deals with speaking in a court of law.

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    3.6. Theories of Job satisfaction According to Fincham and Rhodes (1999), there are two broad categories of job satisfaction theories namely content and process theories. 1. Content Theory According to Fincham and Rhodes (1999), content theory is based on the premise that a similar set of needs can be attributed to all individuals. These theories identify factors which lead to satisfaction or dissatisfaction. Content theories focus on the needs and incentives that cause behavior (Ivancevich&

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    is an instinct or a psychological need or desire, something always keeps us going. In the movie “127 Hours”, there are four theories of motivation, which is displayed throughout the movie. These theories are the instinct theory; drive reduction theory, arousal theory, and Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs theory. This paper will examine each of these theories and see how it relates to the movie, which is based on a true story. Aron Ralston experienced instinct theory when he fell in the crack and the

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    Compare and Contrast: A Unitary and Human Needs Theory Martha Rogers and Virginia Henderson are two theorists who have been very influential in the nursing profession, evidenced in both scholarly and practical settings. The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast Rogers unitary theory and Virginia Henderson’s human needs theory; including the background and philosophy that influenced these theorist, along with how they defined the meta-paradigm concepts of nurse, person, health, and environment

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    around the motivation & three motivational theories and how the managers of the organization implement these theories by looking at the needs and expectations of the employees. Reference will be made throughout the essay to a case study of BEST BUY sales man (Michael V. Copeland, 2004). To know something about

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    Maslow 's Hierarchy of Needs Theory Pablo Valdez Liberty University Abstract Abraham Maslow introduced a very simple way of understanding the needs of a person. The Hierarchy of Needs sorts the needs of the lowest and most basic levels to the higher levels. Maslow then arises within their theory of personality, the concept of hierarchy of needs, which needs are structurally organized with varying degrees of power, according to a biological determination given by our genetic makeup as the agency

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    with his theory of “hierarchy of needs”, he urged that our most basic needs must be met before self-actualization. Maslow came up with a triangle of our basic human needs and I thought it would be appropriate to touch basis first on these basic needs before self-actualization occurs. First, on the bottom of the triangle he lists our physiological needs and they are breathing, food, water, sex, sleep, homeostasis, and excretion. Second and working our way up the triangle is our safety needs and these

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