EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT IN AN ORGANISATION

Criticisms of Ibrahim Maslow’s theory of Motivation Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory is a psychological theory introduced by Ibrahim Maslow in 1943. As a humanistic psychologist, Ibrahim Maslow introduced and published Motivation and Personality, which clarified how people satisfy their needs from their work-life (Joseph E and Gawel, 1996) . In his theory, Maslow said that people have five types of needs that are activated hierarchically, such that the lowest- order need must be fulfilled before the next order need is triggered and this processed continues (Kaur, 2013) . This theory was considered to be the first and foremost content theory of motivation which was developed in 1953. In this theory, individuals move in a unique order based on physiological and physiological needs Maslow (1987). He believed that every person has a strong want to reach a level of ‘self- actualization’ and that change the model of the development whose main point was to emphasize the positive pote...

Fedrick Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory By the influence of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, Fredrick Herzberg published the two factor model of work motivation and developed the motivation-hygiene theory in 1959. Herzberg introduced two models of factors which are influencing people’s attitude towards work (Alshmemri, Shahwan and Maude, 2017) . Herzberg revealed certain characteristics are constantly related with regards to job satisfaction while others are related with job dissatisfaction. The two factors which have been classified are motivator factors and hygiene factors from the basis of Motivational- Hygiene Model (Baah, 2011). This model states when employee motivation is achieved, employee effects will be recognized and it brings job satisfaction and motivation. It happens when employees are faced with challenges but enjoy the job with where one can achieve, grow and show responsibility towards organization (Baah and Kofi Amoako, 2011) . Motivation factors lead positive...

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs In Relation to a Bank Introduction Abraham Maslow, founder of humanistic psychology developed the hierarchy of need which has five levels. His identification of needs has played a major role in the development of organizational leadership which gave him the title ‘the father of modern management and leadership’. Maslow’s theory is mainly based on personal motivations and desire of fulfilling their personal potentials. In t his motivational theory, needs in the lower down hierarchy must be satisfied before individuals can attend to the higher level needs (J Venter Ph.D., 2012). This theory played an important role in job satisfaction and improvement in organizational performance (Kaur, 2013) . In modern days, managers should recognize that motivation is the main determiners of success. Therefore, managers need to understand and create a culture of motivated employees who put up the production. Motivation causes someone to get in to the work...