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Hierarchy of Needs Definition

The Hierarchy of Needs was devised by the psychologist Abraham Maslow (1943) and is a theory of motivation. The hierarchy comprises the following five needs: 1. Physiological, 2. Safety, 3. Social, 4. Esteem, 5. Self-actualisation. Maslow argued that the lower-order 'deficiency needs' (1-3) have to be met before the higher-order 'growth needs' (4-5) can be satisfied. As each of the needs is satisfied, so the need at the next level becomes more important to the individual.

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Hierarchy of Needs References

  • Air, W. J. (1994) Serving the customer means meeting a hierarchy of needs. Conditioning Heating, Refrigeration News, Vol. 191 (9), pp. 22-23.
  • Buchanan, H. (2004) A Theory of Human Motivation 4, pp. 244 - 246.
  • Buchanan, D. and Huczynski, A.(2004) Organisational Behaviour: An Introductory Text, 5th ed, Prentice Hall, Essex, pp. 243-251.
  • Eckerman, C. (1968) A new look at need theory training, Development Journal, Vol. 22 (11), pp. 18-22.

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