Advantages - it is easy to understand
Disadvantages - it is culture based, no mention of moving down the hierarchy, doesn't take into account changes over time, needs of employees are not all the same.
Maslows Heirarchy of Needs
In Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, the needs that must be met first are the physiological needs, such as breathing, eating, sleeping, sex, homeostasis and excretion. Once these needs are met, then man can focus on needs of "safety" and so on and so forth until a man can focus on Self-Actualization.
In this case study, there are five employee programs that offered by Best Buy which are as follows:i) Pushing gadgets to catering to customersAdvantages:· Self Actualization - Employees being treated undoubtedly as a good start· Psychological Needs - The company has tried to create an environment in which employees, wherever they are, have numerous opportunities to learn, work, play and achieve.
Physiological
A advantage will be that you can really go wrong with appealing to these needs, people may not want/need them by are more than likely going to accept them.A disadvantage is that all people are different so it become harder when trying to appeal to a larger audience.
Explain the advantages and disadvantages of Best Buy's different employee programs using Maslows hierarchy of needs theory reinforcement theory and expectancy theory?
hierarchy of needs
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Maslows Heirarchy of Needs
physiological safety security social self esteem ego and self actualization needs
In Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, the needs that must be met first are the physiological needs, such as breathing, eating, sleeping, sex, homeostasis and excretion. Once these needs are met, then man can focus on needs of "safety" and so on and so forth until a man can focus on Self-Actualization.
Maslow's Heirarchy consists of five different levels that are often show inside of a multi colored pyramid. The five levels are basic needs, safety needs, social needs, esteem needs, and self actualization.
Self-actualization: When you fulfill the other levels, yo get to the self-actualization level, which is when you find what you are best in and try to reach your full potential.
In this case study, there are five employee programs that offered by Best Buy which are as follows:i) Pushing gadgets to catering to customersAdvantages:· Self Actualization - Employees being treated undoubtedly as a good start· Psychological Needs - The company has tried to create an environment in which employees, wherever they are, have numerous opportunities to learn, work, play and achieve.
he is an American theorist who is most famous for his hierarchy of needs, which encompass everything from basic needs to self-actualisation in order to demonstrate what motivates people
Physiological
A advantage will be that you can really go wrong with appealing to these needs, people may not want/need them by are more than likely going to accept them.A disadvantage is that all people are different so it become harder when trying to appeal to a larger audience.