This simple idea of Maslow's’ was a starting point for his theory of a hierarchy of needs. According to Maslow, the hierarchy of needs consist of five needs which are physiological needs, safety needs, love needs, esteem needs, and self-actualization needs. These thoughts alone put Maslow’s name up with those of Freud and B.F. Skinner. “Little did he realize at the time that his tentative proposal, based on an extremely limited clinical study of neurotic patients, would become one of the most influential

Although Maslow’s theory is well-known and accepted my many, there is still those few that believe it has some deficiencies. His theory has been put to actual test to prove if he is correct in his ideas. Some seem to think that a “two-level” approach would be more appropriate then a five-level hierarchy. This is said because “any one of a number of needs may emerge as the single most important need, depending on the individual” (Kreitner, 2001). A leading motivation researcher Edward Lawler said “Which higher-order needs come into play after the lower ones are satisfied and in which order they come into play cannot be predicted. If anything, it seems that most people are simultaneously motivated by several of the same-level needs” (Kreitner, 2001). One may think that Lawler’s ideas seem to be more consistent with most people. Human beings are faced with different challenges at different times of their lives, so there is no way that Maslow’s hierarchy can apply to each and ever person. Although, his views “has not stood up well under actual testing, it teaches managers one important lesson: a fulfilled need does not motivate an individual” (Kreitner, 2001).

concepts in the field of management” (Kreitner, 2001). In Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, all of the basic needs are at the bottom of the pyramid. The needs that are not most important are towards the top of the pyramid. Once the bottom set of needs are met or fulfilled, a person will move up to

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