Title: Motivation Theories: Individual Needs
Headings: Motivation Theories: Individual Needs
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Motivation Theories: Individual Needs
Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory
Herzberg's two-factor theory
Alderfer's ERG theory
McClelland's acquired needs theory

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Motivation Theories: Individual Needs
Motivation is a complex phenomenon. Several theories attempt to explain how motivation works. In management circles, probably the most popular explanations of motivation are based on the needs of the individual. The basic needs model, referred to as content theory of motivation, highlights the specific factors that motivate an individual. Although these factors are found within an individual, things outside the individual can affect him or her as well.