The Need for Peace of Mind
I think in this world the most basic need is: peace of mind... which is not achievable by money, and status. It does not seem to fit into McClelland's theory... Pls advise me, thank you....
Interlinked Needs in McClelland's Theory
Those who are said to be high achievers are more likely to be power achievers at the same time, because they always have a desire to orient people towards achieving more. Than two needs can predominat...
Needs are Relative and Subjective
Having comprehensively read this theory, and made comparison with my life experiences especially from this part of the world, I'm of the opinion that the term 'need' is relative and subjective.
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A Priority Need: The Need for Pleasure
Humans have a Need for Pleasure that is also significant as a motivator. Behind Achievement, Affiliation and Power is the desire for Pleasure (esp. from the senses) that drives the former three....
Fear is bigger motivator than need
In my opinion depending on level of satisfaction or deprivation, one mentally attaches a score to needs or fears at different levels. The scores are less for the lower needs in Maslow's hierarchy and ...
Improving Employee Motivation In their 2002 book "Driven: How Human Nature Shapes our Choices", Paul R. Lawrence and Nitin Nohria mention 4 drives und...
Motivation, Marketing, Human Needs One of possible ways to classify human (employee, consumer) needs is to break them down into:
- Biogenic Needs (essenti...
Family-work conflicts, Coaching, Mentoring, Job Performance FAMILY ROLES and WORK are two factors influencing each other: - Work can interfere with family roles; this is called a W...
Coaching / Training / Developing High Achievers, Trainings, Workshops A faked "interview" with David McClelland focusing on (High) Achievers and the Need for Achievement.
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