2.0 Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs 2.1 Overview of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs In 1954, Abraham H. Maslow developed a motivational theory in psychology and social science, which has played a pivotal role in the history of management, as it was categorised and prioritised individual needs (Pichère, 2015). The two significant principles, which are underlined in the hierarchy of needs theory, are; firstly, individuals are motivated by five fundamental sets of needs, which are placed in a hierarchical pyramid, based on their significance. Maslow stated that all individuals are stimulated to satisfy every need in a series of sequential steps through which the higher needs become prevalent only when the lower ones have been fulfilled (Woods and West, 2010) (see Figure 2). Secondly, once a need has been satisfied, ceases to constitute an elemental incentive of behaviour. The first three levels of Maslow’s hierarchical pyramid are presented lower-order/basic needs (physiological, safety and social needs), which concentrate on physical well-being and companionship. On the contrary, at the top of the pyramid are placed higher-order needs (esteem and self-actualisation) which focus on psychological development and growth (Daft, 2015; Schermerhorn, 2010; Montana and Chanov, 2008). 2.2 Evaluation of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Through the years, Maslow’s theory has received severe criticism. Specifically, many thinkers and writers have underlined the fact that this need hierarchy derives
Hierarchies have been prominent throughout human history. Whether it be in the great British Empire as its aristocracy or in post-Civil War America as its segregation policies, society has always attempted to and often succeeded with creating a pecking order that allowed the higher-ups to mistreat those below them without any sense of guilt. Flannery O’Connor incorporates these hierarchies within many of her narratives found in The Complete Stories and exhibits them through the mindsets and actions of main characters. The Partridge Festival, Good Country People, Everything That Rises Must Converge, and Revelation all feature main characters that believe they are innately better than those around them because of a hierarchy they have established
In the novel A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah, it was evident that Mallow's Hierarchy of Needs influenced the decisions Ishmael made to survive. For our book club I created a version of Mallow's Hierarchy using quotes from the novel. This helped me understand that one cannot attain self-actualization until the needs below it are met. Once Ishmael's physiological needs were not met he “started to feel weak”(Beah 45). To fulfill his needs, Ishmael and his friends, “stole people's food while they slept.
To understand the psychological motivation in human beings, we must examine Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. The Life of Pi is a novel about an Indian boy lost at sea, accompanied only by a Bengal tiger. These circumstances allow the author to emphasize the needs we must have to induce certain behaviors. In The Life of Pi, Yann Martel uses events to signify each stage of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. To fully comprehend this, each stage in the pyramid must be analyzed.
In the novel, Night by Elie Wiesel, Meir proves Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory correct because Meir shows a desperate need to fulfill his basic needs rather than a concern for morality. Furthermore, Maslow believes that “Every person is capable and has the desire to move up the hierarchy toward a level of self-actualization“ (MSU). Likewise, Maslow’s Hierarchy tells us that everyone deeply has a desire to achieve their needs until they reach a level of self-actualization. Consequently, there are no exceptions to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, with every individual existing desire to move up in the hierarchy of needs. The acts committed by Meir are a solid example of his desire to climb the hierarchy of needs.
The Road: A Breakdown of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs In Cormac McCarthy’s post-apocalyptic novel, “The Road”, a man and his young son find themselves on a journey fighting for survival through a dark and desolate world. With no identity or any hope in the future, the characters are faced with many compromising decisions. Two levels of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, the physiological and safety levels provide the most motivation and validation for the characters’ actions throughout the novel. There are 5 major levels to Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs; physiological, safety, emotional, esteem, and self-actualization (Maslow 1).
David McClelland is an American Psychologist, he has devloped his needs of theory which called McClelland’s theory of need. Also, some of the people will called it as Three Needs Theory. McClelland’s three needs of theory is created in 1961 in his book “The Achieving Society”. In the fact that, this McClelland’s theory of needs is depend on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. David McClelland has elaborated about his required of the needs theory.
The first theory which is applied by Walt Disney Company is employee engagement. According to Dana Wilkie (2014a), it is named as the happiest place on the world. Naveenshahi (2013) said that Disney often focuses on people and creates a happy environment for their employees and makes them loyal to the company. To achieve the high engagement of employees, they hire and train the employees, create enthusiasm through communication and always put people at first. Walt Disney has a well-being employee engagement as there are some examples show that employees often put customers at the first place, work hard on their jobs.
At this level, they seek for intimacy and form relationships with others (Schultz & Schultz, 2013). The next level is the needs for self-esteem. Individuals at this level are motivated to be recognized and feel worthy (McLeod, 2007). The highest level of the hierarchy is the need for self-actualization. Maslow believed that everyone can reach this level but it requires the realization of one’s capabilities and potentials.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs and the four principles of Ethics are also evident in this assignment. 1.1 Maslow Hierarchy of needs This pyramid concept was created by a psychologist named Abraham Maslow. [Figure 1] The most basic needs are at the base and the more complex needs of the patient is at the top of the pyramid ¹. The lower four needs are referred to as deficiency needs, these needs are due to a lack of something and they have to be satisfied to avoid unpleasantness.¹
The first one is Maslow’s need theory which is a motivational theory that illustrates the five types of human being needs in hierarchical pyramid structure. The first type of Maslow’s hierarchy is psychological need such as air, food, shelter, water. The second type is safety needs such as security from outside threats and freedom from fear. The third type is belongings need such as friendship, trust and acceptance, receiving and giving affection and love. The forth type is esteem needs such as self-respect and to be respected from others.
The theory dictates that people must reach each level of need to go to the next one. The first level is physiological needs, or the basic needs of survival such as, food, water, air, and shelter. The second level is safety and security of several forms. So, theoretically humans would need food and water before they could feel any level of security. Additionally, the third level is the feeling of belongingness and love that humans desire.
This theory is proposed by Araham Harold Maslow by year 1954. There are 5 different needs in this theory which consists of: Physiological; Safety; Belongingness; Need for esteem and Self-actualization. Maslow believed that a man being motivated by the needs he wants to satisfy. So, the fundamental needs must be satisfy in order to begin motivating behavior (Adiele and Abraham, 2013). 1) Physiological Physiological needs is fundamental and most basic need for human survival.
Five Levels in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and How They Influence Us Abraham Maslow, who was an American psychologist created a hierarchy of needs. There are five levels, with the basic needs at the bottom. He explains that if the basic needs are not satisfied we cannot move up the pyramid, despite a few instances (Lilienfeld et al., 2016). The first level is physiological needs which is satisfying hunger, thirst, and fatigue. Physiological needs influence us because if we are not satisfying our hunger, we can lose weight, or be malnourished.
Maslow proposed five-level classification of human needs as physiological, safety, love, esteem and self-actualisation. He suggested that physiological needs are the basic needs and these needs should be satisfied first and then subsequent needs emerge. Self-actualisation is the highest order of needs and to fulfill this need a person should be biologically efficient, usually in better health, both mentally and physically. The degree of satisfaction is resulted by fulfillment of these hierarchy of needs. However, these needs can vary individual to individual regarding their personal characteristics, pathology, and health care settings.
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. This theory lies on the premise that people can rarely achieve their full potential without having met their basic needs; if the target population lacks of basic needs, any intervention that does not address this particular issue will fail. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is based on the physiological and psychological needs. Once these needs are covered, we will be able to engage someone to change habits in order to achieve our goals. It is highly important to recognize the target population and their basic needs.