Abraham Maslow

Abraham Maslow
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Abraham Maslow is a renown and most influential psychologist in the field of public administration. In 1943, he wrote an article “A Theory of human motivation” which focused on a needs-based framework of human motivation. In this article he based upon his clinical experience with different type of people, rather than basing on the prior psychology theories that existed during those days. This concept encourages the modern executive managers and other leaders to find the motivation means for their employees and the workforce management. This concept is based on the fact that human beings are usually motivated by their unsatisfied needs, and there are certain factors that these humans want them to be satisfied before the higher needs are satisfied. He points out that certain needs such as love, survival, psychological, esteem and safety need to be satisfied before one acts in an unselfish manner. As long as the leaders are motivated to satisfy these needs, which Maslow calls “deficiency needs,” then the organization will most likely move towards self-actualization and growth. In this case, preventing gratification may make the employees act evilly, hence there it is healthier to satisfy their needs.
Under Maslow Human Needs triangle, self-actualization is the top most in the hierarchy. This is the quest that one has to reach his full potential within his career or a given duty. This need is never satisfied f…