Motivational Theories: Maslow, Herzberg, Adam and Taylor

Individual Essay

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
Main Body.......................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
The term motivation is a process through which an individual gets guidance towards
achieving a task. The motivation is mainly a goal oriented process. In management the manager
motivates the employee to complete a certain task in the given time period. The motivation can
be done in the emotional, biological, cogitative and the social factors that would result into
activation of the behaviour in an individual who is being motivated. The motivation is very
necessary in order to accomplish the organisational goals and objectives. There are various types
of motivational theories such as the Maslow theory, Adam's theory etc. (Akdemir, 2020). This
essay would discuss about the concept of motivation. It would also outline about the types of
motivation and its hierarchy in the organisation. This essay would also explain about the
different types of motivational theories that are applicable in the present scenario. It would also
explain about the how these theories are applied in the organisation.
Main Body
The Maslow's motivational theory would explain about the concept of the motivation that
can be applied to an individual in an organisation. This theory mainly explains the needs of the
individual in a pyramid. This pyramid explains about the hierarchy of the needs of an individual.
It explains mainly about the five types of needs to an individual. This theory explains that firstly
on basic need must get fulfil, then after the next need would get fulfilled for the specified
individual in an organisation. These stages are the psychological needs, safety needs, love and
belongingness needs, self esteem needs and lastly the self actualisation needs. These needs goes
in the hierarchy as written above. Firstly the psychological needs are fulfilled. The psychological
needs are the basic needs of the individual(Gorsuch, 2019). These needs are related to the
survival of an individual. It includes the needs that are related to the food, shelter and clothes.
These are the basic needs through which the individual would survive in the organisation. The
next need comes for the safety and health of the individual. These needs includes that the
individual must feel safe in the organisation under which he is working. It also includes the
needs with relate to the stability, well being and security to an individual.
The next needs is of love and belongingness. When these two upper needs get fulfilled,
then the individual would require the need of love and belongingness in the organisation. The
human is a social being which requires love for its existence. There must lie the feeling of