Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

by Priyanka T

1. Things we require for survival: food, water, clothing, shelter, and sleep

2. In employment context needs are satisfyed through adequete wages

3. Physiological Needs

4. Safety Needs

5. Things that require physical and emotional security

6. Satisfied through job security, health insurance, pension plans, and safe working conditions

7. Example: reducing health care insurance is a threat to employees' need for safety

8. Social Needs

9. The human requirements for love, affection, and a sense of belonging

10. Satisfied through relationships in the work environment and informal organizations

11. Relationships between employees affect the success of the company

12. Esteem Needs

13. Our need for respect, recognition, and a sense of out accomplishment and worth (Self-Esteem)

14. Satisfied through personal accomplishment, promotion to more responsible jobs, and various honors and rewards

15. Self-Actualization needs

16. The need to grow and develop and to become all we are capable of being

17. Satisifaction varies with the individual. Due to this, it is the hardest to achieve. A sense of self accomplishment

18. Example: like feeling that they are the best out there, learning new skills, starting a new career after retirement