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Introduction
The most popular theory of motivation is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. ... Hilgard (2000) stated that Maslow’s theories were best situated to well functioning people, whose basic needs have been met, freeing them to concern themselves with higher needs. ... Maslow’s theoretical approach was good because he produced a more comprehensive and realistic theory of human motivation than most early theories (Eysenck 1998). ...
There has been a great deal of debate over Maslows hierarchical concept of motivation. ... While Maslows theory was seen as an improvement on previous theories of personality and motivation, concepts such as self-actualisation are somewhat vague. ... Herzberg stated that managers must take into account hygiene factors, this then prevents dissatisfaction and de-motivation, however they could not produce motivation.
Herzberg goes further than Maslow, cutting the hierarchy off near the top and maintaining that motivation, only results from some elements of esteem needs and self-actualisation (Stuart-Kotze). ...
Evaluation
Maslow’s and Herzberg’s theories are probably the two most famous content theories to motivation. Both of the theories have shown that popularity of a theory will not necessarily mean they will be the most relevant or critical of theories. There are so many different circumstances surrounding each individual in each working environment, that in general the content theories are less critical and incur problems during implementation (Mullins 1999).
Approximate Word count = 1031
Approximate Pages = 4.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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