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  COMPARISON OF CONTENT THEORIES OF MOTIVATION  


   
  Maslow ERG Herzberg McClelland  
   
  Self-Actualization Growth Motivation Factors Need for achievement  
Desire for continued Improving factors leads to
personal growth and satisfaction, effort, and a drive to pursue and
  - Highest need level. - development - performance - attain goals  
accomplishment is
Involves an individual’s desire Related to job concerns: what important for its own
  - to realize full potential. - employees actually do. - sake.  
Can be satisfied without this
  - level. - Factors:  
      Achievement    
  Recognition  
  Work Itself Need for competence  
a desire to do quality
  Esteem Responsibility - work  
  Self - esteem Advancement - want to develop skills  
Need for personal sense of Growth
  - accomplishment, mastery  
  Social - esteem Relatedness Need for power  
Need for respect, recognition, - Desire to satisfy - desire to influence
attention, and appreciation of interpersonal others
  - others. relationship.  
- desire recognition to
  others  
                       
                     
  COMPARISON OF CONTENT THEORIES OF MOTIVATION  

  Maslow ERG Herzberg McClelland  

  Social Needs Hygiene Factors Need for affilation  


Need for love, affection, sense
of belonging in one's Improving factors prevents a drive to relate to
  -relationship - dissatisfaction - people effectively  
Dealings with friends, family, Related to job enviroment desire for close
  -and colleagues falls in here - mpre than nature of work itself - relationship  
  - Factors:  
  Policies and procedures  
  Supervision  
  Relations with supervisor  
  Safety and Security Work Conditions  
  Relationships Salary  
need for security in
  -relationships   Relations with peers  
  Physical Personal life  
need for security, protection
  -from future threats, and stability Existence Relations with subordinates  
Desire for psychological
    - and material well - being Status  
  Security  
  Psychological Needs  
  Basic needs, food, water, etc.  

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