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What motivates us.......?
We are motivated to do things by our needs. But all needs do not have the same power to motivate us. The best theory to explain human motivation was put forward by a prominent humanistic theorist called Abraham Maslow.
Maslow has conceptualized that human needs can be arranged into a hierarchy. The most basic needs (usually based on satisfaction of biological needs and drives) have to be satisfied to a reasonable extent for a person to become concerned about the needs at higher levels.
Tier 1 - Physiological needs like hunger, thirst etc.
Tier 2 – Safety and security needs.
Tier 3 – Belongingness, love and affiliation.
Tier 4 – Achievement, recognition and self esteem needs
Tier 5 – Cognitive needs, that is knowledge and understanding.
Tier 6 – Aesthetic needs, that is for order and beauty.
Tier 6 – Need for self actualization. A person can be fully happy if he is able to fulfill his real potential.
This theory has been highly influential in the fields of psychology, behavioral sciences and management studies. The strength is that it integrates the biological needs of a person with his social and emotional needs, thus achieving a synthetic or holistic perspective.
Maslow says “What a man can be, he must be” (or he should rather attempt to become).
Maslow has conceptualized that human needs can be arranged into a hierarchy. The most basic needs (usually based on satisfaction of biological needs and drives) have to be satisfied to a reasonable extent for a person to become concerned about the needs at higher levels.
Tier 1 - Physiological needs like hunger, thirst etc.
Tier 2 – Safety and security needs.
Tier 3 – Belongingness, love and affiliation.
Tier 4 – Achievement, recognition and self esteem needs
Tier 5 – Cognitive needs, that is knowledge and understanding.
Tier 6 – Aesthetic needs, that is for order and beauty.
Tier 6 – Need for self actualization. A person can be fully happy if he is able to fulfill his real potential.
This theory has been highly influential in the fields of psychology, behavioral sciences and management studies. The strength is that it integrates the biological needs of a person with his social and emotional needs, thus achieving a synthetic or holistic perspective.
Maslow says “What a man can be, he must be” (or he should rather attempt to become).
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