Hierarchy

In my analysis of Elizabeth Layman’s “Job Redesign for Expanded HIM Functions”, I will show how the principles of goal setting were applied by way of “The Goal Setting Theory”. I will show how the principles of job enrichment were applied in this case and what their outcomes were on motivation and communication in the HIS departments as well. The most tried and true “motivation theory” is the “Goal Setting Theory”. It is a theory of motivation that says setting goals is related to better…

There is a growing acceptance that recognizes the importance of self-motivation among employees. Money rewards have been the instrumental in our understanding of facilitating employees. What is known about monetary rewards is largely based upon empirical studies that investigate how money-based rewards can drive employees to be successful. The relative importance of non-financial factors has been subject to considerable discussion. This paper will argue that extrinsic and intrinsic elements such…

Application of Behavioral Theory. Maslow’s Need Hierarchy Theory is a motivation theory that divides into five levels. Those five levels are arranged in sequence and represent a pyramid form. The lower level needs must be fulfilled in sequences which included the physiological, safety, love, esteem and…

important in management. Besides, one may see some paralels between Herzberg’s theory and the theory of Maslow. Maslow has also concluded that a person, a worker, should be motivated firstly with nonmaterial motivators. According to his five stage hierarchy motivation model, the main motivator for every worker is personal growth and fulfillment and the last stage is taken by biological and psychological needs: Figure 5: Maslow’s theory of needs…

Abraham Maslow, the inventor of the hierarchy of basic human needs, describes belonging as a social and physiological need. It is the third need, after physical needs, food and shelter, and the need of security and safety. Belonging is the first of the psychological needs and is crucial to a person living a satisfied life. My experience of belonging has been sheltered somewhat. Growing up in rural communities with two parents who homeschooled me, my dad having a secure job and my mom staying at…

Reading Responses Week 5- Psychodynamic Psychology- Chapter 16 While most people are familiar with a number of leading theorists in psychoanalysis, particularly Sigmund Freud, and possibly Adler and Jung, most people would not be familiar with Karen Horney, considered to be the “fist psychoanalytic feminist” (Hergenhahn & Henley 525). Horney disagreed with several concepts introduced by Freud, especially his focus on unconscious sexual motivation and the division of the self into 3 parts: id,…

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs suggests that everyone has to have a set of needs met before they are able to perform properly in their duties at work. Whereas the two factor theory suggests job satisfaction relates solely on two issues, hygiene and motivation. Although…

Humanistic-Existential Psychology and the Healthy Personality Torn. I do not know how else to describe my feelings regarding the humanistic school of thought. On the one hand, the underlying concepts of humanistic psychology excite my inner-hippie. My other hand, however, tends to be more cynical and pessimistic than its counterpart, writing humanism off as an idealistic approach. Further, there are certain aspects to the humanistic approach that strike me as basic common sense. Starting with…

A highly motivated workforce is indispensable to the achievement of sustained high-performance results. The criterion group effectively employed Abraham Maslow 's hierarchy of needs to motivate there workers. This theory lies on the basic principle that lower needs need to be satisfied before higher needs (McLeod, 2014). The Criterion group satisfied the majority of the needs in the pyramid. They satisfied not only…

Introduction Those who serve in our military are special individuals who can lead people into accomplishing the mission using McGregor’s Y Theory approach or his X Theory when it is time go into combat. These elite members have key characteristics instilled in them early in their careers that the private sector does not require. Being in the military means giving up some of your freedoms for the better good of others. Those who go through basic military training are torn down and then…