Introduction in a previous paper various propositions were presented which would have to be included in any theory of human motivation that could lay claim to being definitive. This will result in improving organizational performance. Among various behavioral theories long generally believed and embraced by american business are those of frederick herzberg and abraham maslow. The maslow motivation theory is one of the best known and most influential theories on workplace motivation. Every person is capable and has the desire to move up the hierarchy toward a level of selfactualization. Pdf maslows theory of human motivation and its deep. When the instinct theory of motivation failed to explain most human motivation, it was replaced by the drivereduction theory. Psychologist abraham maslow first developed his famous theory of individual development and motivation in the 1940s. A physiological need creates an aroused tension state a drive that motivates an organism to satisfy the need hull. A theory of human motivation 2 a theory of human motivation a. When one need is fulfilled a person seeks to fulifil the next one, and so on. Abstract motivational factors play an important role in increasing employee job satisfaction. Selfactualization is typically discussed in conjunction with maslow s hierarchy of needs, which posits that selfactualization sits at the top of a hierarchy above four lower needs. High productivity is a long term benefits of employee motivation.
Applications and criticisms avneet kaur jesus and mary college, university of delhi. Herzberg, a psychologist, proposed a theory about job factors that motivate employees. Psychologist abraham maslow s theory of selfactualization contends that individuals are motivated to fulfill their potential in life. He suggested that human beings have a hierarchy of needs.
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