Essays Tagged: "hierarchy of needs"

Hesse's Siddhartha as it Parallels Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Several parallels can be drawn between the psychologist Abraham Maslow's theoretical hierarchy of needs and the spiritual journey of Siddhartha, the eponymous main character in Herman H ... the spiritual journey of Siddhartha, the eponymous main character in Herman Hesse's novel. Maslow's hierarchy of needs is somewhat of a pyramid that is divided into eight stages of need through which ... f his lifetime, Siddhartha's personality develops in a manner congruent with the stages of Maslow's hierarchy. Siddhartha's progress from each of the major sections of the hierarchy is marked by a sha ...

(7 pages) 159 1 3.7 Apr/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath" analysis

rows with his work uniting the poor to encompass all of humanity.Maslow's Humanistic psychological 'Hierarchy of Human Needs' can be used to track Tom's personal development. Humanists believe that hu ... ns are constantly striving to be the best person that their present conditions allow them to be. TheHierarchy of Needs lists the needs that humans need to satisfy to reach the next level of developmen ...

(10 pages) 90 0 4.2 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > John Steinbeck

Compare and Contrast of Motivational Theories

d those theories are what I intend to discuss.Compare and Contrast of Motivational TheoriesMaslow's Hierarchy of NeedsMaslow showed little interest in animal or laboratory studies of human behavior. H ... distinct types of people where the other two individualize all of the theory factors. Maslow's is a hierarchy that when one need is fulfilled others kick in. Herzberg outlines factors that need to be ...

(3 pages) 465 2 4.2 Mar/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

What is motivation?

the contemporary examples are ERG and McClelland's.Abraham Maslow's theory was better known as the Hierarchy of needs. He hypothesized that within every human being there exists a hierarchy of five n ...

(4 pages) 326 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Analyzing the human characteristics of the aged by using Maslow's theory of human needs

man needs, you will have a better understanding about the aging people.Maslow diagrammed his famous Hierarchy of Needs in the late 1960's in the shape of a pyramid. Physiological needs, safety needs, ...

(4 pages) 107 0 4.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

a case study into Socomec Ltd

? 6Table 2 Demotivators within Socomec Ltd 6Figure 2 Expectancy theory (Various) 7Figure 3 Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (Maslow 1970) 8RECOMMENDATIONS 9Table 3 Recommendations of report to be implement ... vators for individuals and the reasons they are an inspiration.To do this we can relate to Maslow's hierarchy of needs.Figure 3 Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (Maslow 1970)Maslow has indicated that peopl ...

(9 pages) 82 0 3.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Motivation in the Workplace applying Maslow and Herzberg theories.

of XXXX consists of the respected theories of Abraham Maslow and Fredrick Herzberg. Using Maslow's hierarchy of needs and Herzberg's motivation-hygiene supposition, this company compounds the necessi ... es in the process of opening the new stores. The first reward they will receive relates to Maslow's hierarchy of needs. The employees feel rewarded with a high amount of self-esteem and a feeling of a ...

(6 pages) 1007 0 4.9 Dec/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Abraham Maslow - Hierarchy of Needs

Abraham Maslow is a well-known psychologist for his theory on human motivation, specifically the Hierarchy of needs theory, and for his work with monkeys. Maslow's theory can also be defined as "in ... after the task is complete. Maslow has been a very inspirational figure in personality theories.The Hierarchy of Needs theory has four different levels before one comes to full self-actualizing. These ...

(5 pages) 669 1 4.4 Dec/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors

Roy and Maslow's Theories and Their Effect on Nursing

further evaluated by comparing it to the nursing process step by step. The five levels of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs were identified and explained that the attainment of each level allows progressio ... low, a humanistic psychologist, first began developing his theory of human needs in the 1940's. His Hierarchy of Needs has influenced a number of different fields, including nursing. Similar to Roy, M ...

(7 pages) 382 0 3.7 Jan/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

MGT 331: Motivation Report

dual behavior. These theories all propose a limited set of motivational sources; some arranged in a hierarchy, others viewed as developmental stages and still others theorizing no basic process of tra ... les of Maslow's, Aldefer's,Herzberg's, and Acquired Needs theories.Maslow's Theory:Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory has five levels of needs. They are as follows (p155):*Self-actualization - ...

(12 pages) 698 3 4.7 Feb/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Why and under what conditions are people more likely to buy brand names rather than their generic counterparts?

t, and Picasso illustrates it.'The mind of which we are unaware is aware of us.' R.D. LaingMaslow's hierarchy of needsTo better understand the phenomena of branding, I have explored Abraham Maslow's ( ... a of branding, I have explored Abraham Maslow's (1954) popular theory of human motivation. Maslow's hierarchy of human needs include deficiency and growth needs. Within the deficiency needs, each lowe ...

(10 pages) 382 0 3.5 May/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

An investigation into strategic marketing models and processes using British Airways' Concorde.

54.5 Concorde Marketing SWOT 65.0 Market Segment 76.0 Customer Segment 86.1 The Marketing Mix 86.2 Hierarchy of needs 97.0 Lovebrand 'Concorde' 108.0 Marketing Plan and Evaluation 118.1 Marketing Pla ... he aftermath of the French crash, then the product needs to be positioned as low as possible on the hierarchy of needs, thus raising the importance of the service to the customer.Concorde has 25 years ...

(17 pages) 323 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Motivation Research Paper; motivating workforce through application of the four Content Theories (Hierarchy of Needs, ERG, Acquired Needs, and Two-Factor theories).

-Packard is successfully motivating its workforce through application of the four Content Theories (Hierarchy of Needs, ERG, Acquired Needs, and Two-Factor theories).This paper concludes that there is ... -Packard is successfully motivating its workforce through application of the four Content Theories (Hierarchy of Needs, ERG, Acquired Needs, and Two-Factor theories).Hewlett-Packard and the Hierarchy ...

(13 pages) 925 0 4.1 Jun/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Employee Motivation Methods

MASLOWS HIERARCHY OF NEEDSThe triangle below is Maslows Hierarchy of needs theory. He believes that all peop ...

(1 pages) 300 0 3.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Hierarchy of Needs

Hierarchy of NeedsAbraham Harold Maslow was born April 1, 1908, in Brooklyn New York. He was the fir ... thirst over their need for hunger. This caught Maslow's attention and led him to forming his famous hierarchy of needs. Maslow felt that human beings are motivated by unsatisfied needs and that certai ... gs, we are moving towards growth and self-actualization. The basic human needs are organized into a hierarchy of relative prepotency beginning with the physiological needs.The physiological needs are ...

(6 pages) 225 2 3.6 Aug/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs within Lord of the Flies Essay about book: Lord of the Flies by: William Golding

Abraham Maslow formulated a theory of a hierarchy of needs, stating that he believed that human beings are motivated by unsatisfied or incom ... achieved. The five needs are physiological, safety, love, esteem, and self-actualization. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs applies to many of the characters in Lord of the Flies, such as Piggy, Ralph, and ... shows how they are affected when their needs are unsatisfied.The lowest and basic need of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is physiological needs, which are the necessity of air, water, food, sleep, and s ...

(6 pages) 66 0 3.7 Nov/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Job enrichment: Managerial Tool in the 21st century

st Century: How does it work?In the 1950's Frederick Herzberg, following the work of A. H. Maslow's hierarchy of needs, established his Two-Factor Theory (also known as motivation-hygiene theory) on h ...

(13 pages) 244 0 5.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

. If you became one of Maslow's self-actualizers, reaching your full human potential, how would you describe yourself at that point?

ow, one of the leaders of the Humanistic movement in psychology, has theorized that we all follow a hierarchy of needs. These needs begin with basic needs such as physiological needs (air, food, water ...

(2 pages) 25 0 4.6 Apr/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors

Physiological and Saftey needs of a child in a classroom.

hat the child has the ideal environment to learn and grow. The bottom two levels of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs are Safety and Physiology. These two areas are the base, the building blocks of a ...

(1 pages) 1207 0 3.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Role of Money as a Motivator

rspective on different occasions and effectiveness of money as a motivator. The study will focus on hierarchy of needs theory, expectation theory and equity theory to explore the interaction between a ... ance from the employees.1. Money motives employees with different level of needs differently.In the Hierarchy of Needs Theory, Maslow defined that there are five levels of needs in human being grouped ...

(9 pages) 121 0 5.0 Aug/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management