Theories of Motivation

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Theories of Motivation
« on: July 08, 2016, 12:32:13 AM »
Today i was surfing the internet on motivational books and theories although i am from statistics discipline. For my own motivational purpose i was searching the web and  found this small interesting motivational theory and thought it is worth sharing.


Abraham Maslow’s “Need Hierarchy Theory”
One of the most widely mentioned theories of motivation is the hierarchy of needs theory put forth by psychologist Abraham Maslow. Maslow saw human needs in the form of a hierarchy, ascending from the lowest to the highest, and he concluded that when one set of needs is satisfied, this kind of need ceases to be a motivator.

As per his theory the needs are :


(i) Physiological needs :
These are important needs for sustaining the human life. Food, water, warmth, shelter, sleep, medicine and education are the basic physiological needs which fall in the primary list of need satisfaction. Maslow was of an opinion that until these needs were satisfied to a degree to maintain life, no other motivating factors can work.

(ii) Security or Safety needs :
These are the needs to be free of physical danger and of the fear of losing a job, property, food or shelter. It also includes protection against any emotional harm.

(iii) Social needs :
Since people are social beings, they need to belong and be accepted by others. People try to satisfy their need for affection, acceptance and friendship.

(iv) Esteem needs :
According to Maslow, once people begin to satisfy their need to belong, they tend to want to be held in esteem both by themselves and by others. This kind of need produces such satisfaction as power, prestige status and self-confidence. It includes both internal esteem factors like self-respect, autonomy and achievements and external esteem factors such as states, recognition and attention.

(v) Need for self-actualization :
Maslow regards this as the highest need in his hierarchy. It is the drive to become what one is capable of becoming, it includes growth, achieving one’s potential and self-fulfillment. It is to maximize one’s potential and to accomplish something.

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Re: Theories of Motivation
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2016, 09:25:01 PM »
Thanks for sharing...........
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« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2016, 11:39:32 AM »
Learning.

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Re: Theories of Motivation
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2017, 12:21:41 PM »
Thank you for sharing

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« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2017, 12:07:00 PM »
thanks
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« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2017, 09:20:47 PM »
thanks and Keep sharing

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« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2018, 09:17:13 PM »
Nice post. Thanks for sharing
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« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2018, 01:47:07 PM »
Excellent writing.

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« Reply #8 on: October 06, 2018, 02:04:29 PM »
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« Reply #9 on: August 04, 2019, 06:10:10 PM »
Interesting topic!
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« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2020, 01:28:17 PM »
Thank you.
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« Reply #11 on: June 08, 2021, 02:13:03 PM »
Thanks for sharing  :)
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