Literature review About Maslow theory

Maslow has created the hierarchy of human needs depending on the importance of the
issues. Human needs are arranged in a form of the levels from the most important to
the less important ones. To go to the next level one needs to satisfy the needs of the
present level (Mullins 2007). Maslow identifies five human needs which should be
satisfied, physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, and self-actualization.

The meeting of the lowest, most primitive needs, helps the employers motivate their
employees for greater actions by means moving from the lower level to the highest one
(Sadri & Bowen 2011). To understand more about Maslow’s hierarchy of needs model,
the literature review is created with the purpose to consider the implementation and
the theoretical value of the model under discussion.

Harell and Daim (2010) done a great working having conducted research based on the
historical development of the motivation theories. The research presents the way how
the theories developed, pointing at their significance and the reasons which supported
their emerge.

Maslow’s motivation theory based on the hierarchy of needs is considered one of the
most important theories in the business world. Each of the models, including Maslow’s
one, is considered as a part of the need to motivate employers and how employers
came to these decisions. Kinder (2009) helps understand Maslow’s hierarchy theory
considering the basic rule of the model.

Once a person has met one of the levels of the pyramid, the priorities of that level are
not considered as motivational for them and people turn attention to the higher layer
of needs. However, in case the needs of the lower level are not met, a person changes
the stress on priorities having another motivation, but he/she does not depredate to
the previous level. Such a theory is really helpful in business and Kinder (2009) perfectly
discusses the issue.

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory is based on extrinsic motivation when the main
aspects of motivation lay inside an individual. Cheng & Yeh (2009) in their research
state that the theory is helpful in education as well, as to give students the
understanding that they are to study good, their primary needs should be met, the
need in clothes, food

The implementation of the Maslow’s hierarchy of needs model in the modern life has
been researched by several scholars who perfectly used the model under consideration
as the basis. Schölzel-Dorenbos, Meeuwsen, and Olde Rikkert (2010) applied Maslow’s
hierarchy of needs model to dementia patients with the purpose to consider the
interconnection between unmet needs and health-related quality of life.

Beise, C & Wynekoop, J 2001, ‘A hierarchy of needs for virtual class’, 16th Annual Conference of the International
Academy for Information Management, pp. 79-84.

Benson, SG & Dundis, SP 2003, ‘Understanding and motivating health care employees: integrating Maslow’s
hierarchy of needs, training and technology’, Journal of Nursing Management, vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 315-320.