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What you\u2019ll learn to do: explain need-based theories of worker motivation<\/h2>\r\nOne of the approaches to understanding motivation is by studying human needs. Specifically, studying how the satisfaction of fundamental human needs drives behavior. In this section, we will introduce the four dominant theories\u2014psychologist Abraham Maslow\u2019s Hierarchy of Needs, psychologist Clayton Alderfer\u2019s ERG theory, a modification of Maslow\u2019s theory, psychologist Frederick Herzberg\u2019s Motivator-Hygiene or two-factor theory and psychologist David McClelland\u2019s Acquired Needs theory\u2014and their relevance to management.","rendered":"

What you\u2019ll learn to do: explain need-based theories of worker motivation<\/h2>\n

One of the approaches to understanding motivation is by studying human needs. Specifically, studying how the satisfaction of fundamental human needs drives behavior. In this section, we will introduce the four dominant theories\u2014psychologist Abraham Maslow\u2019s Hierarchy of Needs, psychologist Clayton Alderfer\u2019s ERG theory, a modification of Maslow\u2019s theory, psychologist Frederick Herzberg\u2019s Motivator-Hygiene or two-factor theory and psychologist David McClelland\u2019s Acquired Needs theory\u2014and their relevance to management.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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