Role of Maslows Hierarchy of Needs in Managing and Motivating Employee

Role of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in Managing and Motivating Employees The following paper deals with the American psychologist Abraham Maslow, born in New York, who stated that every human being has 5 differently categorised needs that need to be fulfilled in order to provide healthy and happy living. In daily work managers need to respect and follow these needs so that employees will work most efficiently and effectively. Following these needs and trying to execute them is the best instruction for managers to motivate and provide successful working conditions. This paper will introduce you to the hierarchy of needs and will illustrate, by applying examples from day to day business how this concept can be best implemented. The author of this paper claims that managers can help their employees to be more motivated, if they look and work with Maslow's stages. The chief reason for writing this paper is to make clear how easily solutions can be found when it comes to giving incentives at work. First of all there will be a short overview of what motivation actually is, second Abraham Maslow will be presented in a few words and the author will go into details concerning the hierarchy of needs. There are the physiological needs, second there are the safety needs, third the love needs, forth the esteem needs and finally self-actualization. As a conclusion, the author will point out that the thesis, due to the supportive examples, can be claimed to be true. 3  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Motivation "Motivation is the process of satisfying internal needs through actions and behaviours" When somebody is born it doesn?t mean he or she has motivation skills or the o their way round, it is something that can be improved or developed. "Motivation affects individuals differently, so managers must understand the process, theories, and fundamental components of motivation in order to motivate effectively." If somebody wants to understand motivation, furthermore it is also important to identify differences between people and be careful not to think that everybody has the same preferences." 3.1  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Role of Managers in Motivating Employees Managers have the task to get things very effective and efficient through their employees. Most of the really effective managers get all of their useful information from communicating with people. Managers must have communicatio... ...graphy Books Jerald Greenberg, Robert A. Baron, Behaviour in Organizations, Eight edition, 1995, Page 192 Frunzi, George L. and Patrick E. Savini. Supervision: The Art of Management. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1997. Catt, Stephen E. and Donald S. Miller. Human Relations: A Contemporary Approach. Homewood, Illinois: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1989. Heller, Robert. Communicate Clearly. New York: DK Publishing, 1998. Hill, Norman C. Increasing Managerial Effectiveness: Keys to Management and Motivation. Menlo Park, Calif.: Addison-Wesley Publishing, 1979 Hunt, James G. and Richard N. Osborn and John R. Schermerhorn, Jr. Organizational Behavior. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000. Bittel, Lester R. and John W. Newstrom. What Every Supervisor Should Know. St. Louis: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1990. Interviews Mag. Stephanie Rammer. Personal Interview. 2 November 2004 Dr.Nina Eiber.Personal Interview. 19 November.2004 B.A. Manuel Mauritz. Telephon Interview. 15 November 2004 Online Article Attorneys William Petrocelli & Barbara Cate Repa. New York: Unknown, Jan? 99. Web Sites Unkown. Examstutor. People and Organistaions.