which are affected by a person's standing reputation, and his need for recognition and appreciation.Finally, individuals have a need for self actualization or a desire for self-fulfillment, which is an urge by individuals for self-development, creativity and job satisfaction.The human hierarchy of needs proposed by Maslow are shown inFig 1. below. Fig 1.- Maslow's Hierarchy of needs.In the past, management reward systems have attempted to satisfy an individual's lower level needs for safety and physiological security, for protection against deprivation and the threat to a worker or his family. However, management reward systems are now, or should be, endeavoring to satisfy the individual's higher level needs for esteem and self-fulfillment.Frederick Herzberg - 2 Factor Hygiene and Motivation TheoryLike Maslow Hertzberg believed that people had higher and lower levels of needs. Unlike Maslow who had five levels of needs Hertzberg has divided human needs into two categories. Hygiene Theory Motivation The first part of the motivation theory involves the hygiene theory and includes the job environment. The hygiene factors include the company, its policies and its administration, the kind of supervision which people receive while on the job, working conditions interpersonal relations, salary, status, and security. These factors do not lead to motivations but without them there is dissatisfaction.The second part of the motivation theory involves what people actually do on the job. The motivators are achievement, recognition, growth / advancement and interest in the job. These factors result from internal generators in employees, yielding motivation rather than movement.Both these approaches (hygiene and motivation) must be done simultaneously. Treat people as best ...
