Identify and relate the practices used by the organizations in motivating employees to the applicable theories of motivation found in the text.
We have interviewed Gintell Co., located at The Mines Shopping Fair L1-31 JalanDulang, Seri Kembangan. When can relate the practices used by Gintell Co. in motivating their employees in the organizations by using Maslow’s Needs Hierarchy Theory. Maslow’s Needs Hierarchy Theory consist of physiological, safety, social, esteem and self-actualization needs. The theory explains about the different needs and level of human’s psychological and physical needs. The needs will be accomplish starting from below level first before they reach the upper level of the theory. If the physiological and safety need are not provided, then a person are not motivated.
A physiological need is the need for food, air, water, shelter and so on. A psychological need is a major source of human motivation. In first stage (physiological needs), Gintell Co. is concerned for the welfare of their employees. They provide physiological need to their employee by giving enough salary to their employees. But their salary is based on the employee’s performance, for instance they will have more commission if they manage to give service to many customers. So far, Gintell Co. didn’t provide shelter to their employee. According to the interview, the employee said that they are satisfied because they get their salary on time every month even though the date stated is on public holidays or on weekends. Furthermore, there are many food store located nearby, so employee don’t have to worry because they won’t get starve while working with Gintell Co..
Second stage of Maslow’s Needs is safety need, which is the need for a secure a...
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...eds. Maslow describes this level as the desire to accomplish one’s can and refers to what a person’s full potential is and the realization of that potential. According to the interviewee, in Gintell Co., if they want to get more commission on their sale, it is better for them to work individually rather than worker in-group. So they will realize their potential in generating sales by being more persuasive to attract more customers. In this stage, employees will focus on what they are good at. For example, if they realize their potential, they will work hard to polish their skills and get them in higher position. The employees will do anything to fulfill their desire in getting higher position. This stage of needs is complicated compare to the lower needs in Maslow. The employees not only have to achieve the lower level of needs, but also have to master them.
Maslow’s original theory talked about a pyramid shape of achievements that every person unknowingly is striving to achieve. The bottom level is physiological needs such as food, water, shelter, and warmth. As we move up the pyramid next is safety which is security (money), stability, and freedom of fear. These two bottom sections of the pyramid are known as the basic needs because everyone on earth requires these basic needs to move to the next level of the pyramid. The next level is belonging/ love needs consisting of friends, family, spouse, or lover. From here on up your base needs are very helpful in reaching your next needs, Self-esteem which includes achievement, mastery, recognition, and respect. Lastly is your self-actualization need where ...
Abraham Maslow was an American psychologist who introduced the concept of the motivational needs in his paper “A Theory of Human Motivation” written in 1943. He explains that humans have certain needs that need to be fulfilled and when they are not met is what gives he or she the motivation toward achieving that goal. His work was popularized by a representation of the motives using a pyramid. The pyramid displays the needs in chronological order until one becomes self-actualized. Maslow states that a person will finally reach self-actualization when, “A basically satisfied person no longer has the needs for esteem, love, safety, etc” (1433-1434). The lower levels of the pyramid are more easily accomplished as compared to the higher levels that are more challenging. In order to graduate from one level to another, the lower levels must be satisfied first or else one cannot progress further according to Maslow.
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs what is a “theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow in his 1943 paper ‘A Theory of Human Motivation’ in Psychological Review” (m). This theory explains the general demands of person: Physiological, Safety, Love/Belonging, Esteem, and Self-actualization. We only fulfill the needs of the lowest level in order to fulfill the needs of the upper level. Physiological needs are the physical demand for human survival, such as drinking and eating. Safety needs are higher a grade than the physiological needs, which are include the demands of health or family safety. And then, we need friendship and love that are needs of love and belonging. We also need esteem like status, reputation, and personal value. Finally the highest level is the needs of self-actualization, human need to develop their potential in this level. Only people who understand this would not be murdered by “especially for
The two main forms of motivation in the work place are exentric and incentric theory’s based on many theorists in the field. Firstly incentric motivation, this focuses’ on what motivates the individual in the working environment, it specialises in employees unique needs and focuses on their strengths and goals they pursue to satisfy their needs. One of the first to construct this theory was Abraham H. Maslow, (A Theory of Human Motivation, 1943) telling us that this idea is not a contemporary one. He created the “pyramid of requirements” or “Hierarchy of needs”, theory’s which has since been used as bases for many companies. The pyramid has five main levels :( from lowest importance to highest level), at the bottom is Physiological needs- this includes the body’s automatic attempt to maintain normal functioning, for example thirst, nourishment, clothing, oxygen, sleep an...
Maslow developed his ‘hierarchy of needs’ in an attempt to describe patterns of human behaviour, and to try to understand the processes behind the actions of consumers. In essence, his theory centres on the idea of ‘motivation’, which he sees as a driving force in a person’s movement from one level of need priorities to the next.
Maslow (1943) stated that people are motivated to achieve certain needs. When one need is fulfilled, a person seeks to fulfil the next one, and so on. The earliest and most widespread version of Maslow's (1943, 1954) hierarchy of needs includes five motivational needs, often depicted as hierarchical levels within a pyramid.
Abraham Maslow is known for Maslow 's Hierarchy of Needs. Maslow (1943) insisted that people are motivated to achieve certain needs. He thought people’s needs are consisted like a pyramid. When one need is satisfied, people want to fulfill the next one. He insisted there are five stages of people’s demands. The basic one is physiological, and the next one is safety, belonging, esteem and the highest level is self-actualization. Physiological need is to instinctive desires, such as eating, drinking, sleeping and sex. Safety level need is for security. When people fulfill physiological needs, they want to keep them stable. Therefore, people want to maintain their health and get a job with a good salary to own their house or to live happily. The
Motivation is defined as individual internal process that energizes, directs and sustains behavior. Motivation depends on how much the person wants something and how likely they think they will get it. Managers struggle to improve motivation in the workplace, but with the right tools they can become successful. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a pyramid of personal satisfaction that need to be met so a person can reach their full potential and be happy. Each level of the pyramid is stratified from the bottom up. A person cannot move up the pyramid until the bottom needs are met. Maslow’s hierarchy is usually a personal tool used to assess how an individual is doing, but businesses adapted this tool to use in the workplace and improve morale.
Employee motivation has always been a central problem in the workplace, and, as an individual in a supervisory position, it becomes one’s duty to understand and institute systems that ensure the proper motivation of your subordinates. Proper motivation of employees can ensure high productivity and successful workflow, while low worker motivation can result in absenteeism, decreased productivity rates, and turnover. A large body of research has been produced regarding motivation, and much of this research is applicable to the workplace. Due to the nature of man, motivation varies from individual to individual, and, because of this, there is no one system that is the best for ensuring worker motivation in every organizational situation, and, as a product, many theories have been created to outline what drives people to satisfactorily complete their work tasks. Throughout the course of this document, the three main types of these motivational theories will be outlined and examples of each, as well as how these theories can be used to further strengthen and sustain worker motivation....
Psychologist Abraham Maslow stated that human motivation is based on people seeking fulfillment and change through personal growth. Maslow has created a theory of the hierarchy of needs which are presented in five levels. The first level of needs is physiological or survival needs, which are the basic and important needs in the human life. These are the needs of food, water, shelter, clothing, etc. The second level of needs is the safety needs, which is the need to be secure from dangers, safe environment, stability order and security. The third level of needs the love needs which grow by the group acceptance, affiliation, friends, and relationships. The fourth level of needs is the esteem needs, the need of personal worth, success and achievement. The fifth level of needs is the self-actualization describes about a healthy individuals prime motivation. Actualizing one’s potential becoming all one is capable of becoming, has no mental illness, satisfied in basic needs,
Furthermore, there are three theories which explain the different factors in how employees are motivated based on their needs. The first theory, Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, was proved by Abraham Maslow in the years of 1943 and 1954 (McLeod, 2013). Maslow believed that society developed their motivations depending on their needs. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a theory in which five motivational needs( self-actualization,esteem, belongingness and love, safety, and psychological) are demonstrated in a hierarchy pyramid. The five motivational needs are divided into three categories(basic, psychological, and
Human nature can be very simple, yet more complex too. An understanding and appreciation of this is a prerequisite to effective employee motivation in the workplace and therefore effective management and success of organization to attain its objectives.
Maslow’s contributions are many and diverse; perhaps his most famous is the hierarchy of needs. Beyond the details of air, water, food, and sex, he laid out five broader layers: the physiological needs, the needs for safety and security, the needs for love and belonging, the needs for esteem, and the need to actualize the self, in that order.
Motivation is an important function in organizations to motivate their employees for their ability to perform well, improving their skills, increasing productivity, job satisfaction and employee extension. Employees also are not a machines that we could just program their task in their brain and they will do it automatically, they require motivation to actually do their job properly. And so, after discussing the process models of the Maslow’s “Hierarchy of needs”, Douglas McGregor theory X and Y, and also the Herzberg’s “two factor motivation hygiene theory.” understanding the ways of motivating people, the human nature, and the substance of nature. I believe that the true motivation can only come from within and also managers can actually motivate all of their employees.
During his life and in modern days, Maslow’s Hierarchy has been used to enhance leadership in business settings. Many motivational enterprises have taken the Hierarchy of Needs and adapted them to teach leaders how to help their employees achieve a high level of motivation. A company named Ovation Incentives trains that “an employee needs their basic needs such as their salary and work conditions to be fulfilled first before reaching high level needs such as feeling part of something bigger within an organization” (Stead,