Analyzing and Explaining Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and McClelland's Theory of Needs in Context of Workplace Motivation

Essay
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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................8
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INTRODUCTION
Employee motivation is defined as the employee's enthusiasm and degree of commitment
towards their daily work. Employee motivation is dependent on several different factors such as
working environment and job satisfaction (Altinay et. al., 2019). High level of employee
motivation is essential for growth of a company because it helps create a committed and devoted
workforce who produces high quality work for the company and helps attain business objectives.
Efficient motivational theories have been produced by scholars and academics to help businesses
improve employee motivation. Two most popular motivational theories are McClelland’s theory
of needs and Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory. This essay analyzes and explains both of these
theories in context of their application at the workplace.
MAIN BODY
Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory is one of the most popular motivational theories
which is used in order to improve the motivation of employees at the workplace. This theory
states that human needs can be placed in a hierarchical manner. According to Maslow's hierarchy
of need, there are five levels of needs which are placed in a hierarchy and each need should be
fulfilled according to the hierarchy so that individual is able to achieve highest level of
motivation. According to this theory, the five needs which need to be fulfilled in order to achieve
maximum motivation are Physiological needs, safety needs. love and belonging needs, esteem
needs, and self actualization needs.
Physiological needed for to the basic requirement of food and shelter. These needs are
essential for survival of human beings and need to be completed first. The physiological lead
offer employee can be completed by offering them satisfactory emulation so that they are able to
purchase food, water and shelter to survive. After this comes, safety needs, which refer to the
need for stability, safety and health. This is an important need which can be completed by
offering employees a stable job as well as looking after their physical and mental health at the
workplace (De Sousa Sabbagha, Ledimo and Martins, 2018).
Enterprises need to create a suitable work life balance for employees so that they are able
to improve their mental health. In addition to this, looking after health and sanitation of the
workplace and offering employees health insurance is another way of fulfilling the second need
in the Maslow's hierarchy of needs. After this comes the need for love and belonging, which
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