2 The role of Maslow’s theory to motivate Employees
The psychologist Abraham Maslow developed a theory to shows humans are motivated from satisfying by five basic needs. That Hierarchy of needs is Psychological needs, Security needs, Belongingness needs, Esteem needs, and Self-actualization needs respectively the level should achieved by step by steps. This hierarchy also help to motivate peoples specially it is important to motivate employees in the organization. The pyramid of Maslow’s needs theory representing how human needs are ranked. This ranked also can apply employee’s needs satisfaction and mangers can make decisions how they motivate according to the level of employment. The Maslow’s theory also says that once a need is substantially …show more content…
Generally, a person beginning their career will be very concerned with physiological needs such as adequate wages and stable income and security needs such as benefits and a safe work environment. We all want a good salary to meet the needs of our family and we want to work in a stable environment. Employees whose lowest level needs have not been met will make job decisions based on compensation, safety, or stability concerns. Also, employees will revert to satisfying their lowest level needs when these needs are no longer met or are threatened (such as during an economic downturn).This places an extra obligation on managers to act humanely when difficult organizational decisions such as staff reductions have to be implemented. Callous implementation of difficult decisions will cause the remaining employees in the organization to feel threatened about the ability or desire of the organization to continue to meet their physiological and security …show more content…
He will also need to be skilled at what he does. He may want a challenging job, an opportunity to complete further education, increased freedom from supervision, or autonomy to define his own processes for meeting organizational objectives. At this highest level, managers focus on promoting an environment where an employee can meet his own self-actualization needs.
The basic idea of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is that our needs are constantly changing. As one need is met, we desire other needs. This makes sense. Will the raise we received 3 years ago motivate us for the next 10 years? Will the challenging job we began 5 years ago have the same effect on us today? Will the performance award we received last year completely satisfy our need for recognition for the rest of our lives? The answers to all of these questions is clearly, no.
This is the beauty of Maslow’s theory of motivation. Employee needs change with time. This means that managers must continually adapt to employees’ changing needs if they want to keep their workforce
The psychologist Abraham Maslow developed a theory to shows humans are motivated from satisfying by five basic needs. That Hierarchy of needs is Psychological needs, Security needs, Belongingness needs, Esteem needs, and Self-actualization needs respectively the level should achieved by step by steps. This hierarchy also help to motivate peoples specially it is important to motivate employees in the organization. The pyramid of Maslow’s needs theory representing how human needs are ranked. This ranked also can apply employee’s needs satisfaction and mangers can make decisions how they motivate according to the level of employment. The Maslow’s theory also says that once a need is substantially …show more content…
Generally, a person beginning their career will be very concerned with physiological needs such as adequate wages and stable income and security needs such as benefits and a safe work environment. We all want a good salary to meet the needs of our family and we want to work in a stable environment. Employees whose lowest level needs have not been met will make job decisions based on compensation, safety, or stability concerns. Also, employees will revert to satisfying their lowest level needs when these needs are no longer met or are threatened (such as during an economic downturn).This places an extra obligation on managers to act humanely when difficult organizational decisions such as staff reductions have to be implemented. Callous implementation of difficult decisions will cause the remaining employees in the organization to feel threatened about the ability or desire of the organization to continue to meet their physiological and security …show more content…
He will also need to be skilled at what he does. He may want a challenging job, an opportunity to complete further education, increased freedom from supervision, or autonomy to define his own processes for meeting organizational objectives. At this highest level, managers focus on promoting an environment where an employee can meet his own self-actualization needs.
The basic idea of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is that our needs are constantly changing. As one need is met, we desire other needs. This makes sense. Will the raise we received 3 years ago motivate us for the next 10 years? Will the challenging job we began 5 years ago have the same effect on us today? Will the performance award we received last year completely satisfy our need for recognition for the rest of our lives? The answers to all of these questions is clearly, no.
This is the beauty of Maslow’s theory of motivation. Employee needs change with time. This means that managers must continually adapt to employees’ changing needs if they want to keep their workforce