Abraham Maslow

By: Mahasen
 Background ●
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Born in Brooklyn
Died at the age of 62 (April 9,
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1908- June 8, 1970)
Psychologist: Studied the lives
Abraham Maslow and activities of individuals that
he found “successful and
productive”
● Known for hierarchy of needs
which is a theory that
encompasses everything from
basic needs to self
actualization to demonstrate
what motivates people
 ● “A Theory of Human Motivation”
(1943)
Maslow’s Field ○ Everything that humans do stems
from physical needs such as

of Study ○
hunger and thirst
His later argument (1954) was
that humans are not motivated
just by hunger and thirst but by
higher goals
● Maslow viewed human beings in a
positive light. He believed that
everyone has a natural tendency
to pursue progress and achieve
their highest potential.
● Believed that humanity was born
good
 Maslow amends the
Hierarchy of Needs model
by adding ‘transcendence’
near the end of his life

Highest priority
Self Actualization vs Transcendence
“At the level of self-actualization, the individual works to actualize the
individual’s own potential [whereas] at the level of transcendence, the
individual’s own needs are put aside, to a great extent, in favor of service to
others …”

Mark Koltko-Rivera, “Rediscovering the Later Version of Maslow’s Hierarchy

of Needs: Self-Transcendence and Opportunities for Theory, Research, and
Unification”
 Basic Needs According to Maslow
● Self- esteem is more important to some people rather than
love
● Creativity vs. achievement or respect
● People can have a lower level of aspiration
● Psychopathic personality: permanent loss of love
● People can get deprived
A Personalistic Appraisal of Maslow’s Needs: Theory of
Motivation

● One of the most influential motivation theories in management and

organizational behavior

● “Humanistic” claims can be a damaging approach to humanity and because of

that a needs-based ethics needs to be created to understand goodness,
virtue and human rights.
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