Framework

Maslow's hierarchy of needs

The question it answers

When good staff lose motivation despite fair pay, which of their needs has the HR manager already met, and which are still missing?

Origin
Maslow, 1943
Diagram type
Process by phase
Level of analysis
Individual
Clay steps with a looping glass arrow, icon for change management

Diagram

Maslow's hierarchy of needs

  1. Levels of need
  2. Physiological
  3. Safety
  4. Belonging
  5. Esteem
  6. Self-actualisation

Sources

References

Listed A–Z by author surname, Harvard style. A source with a DOI links to https://doi.org/…; one without links to its page or says plainly that it has no DOI.

  1. Maslow, A.H. (1943) ‘A theory of human motivation’, Psychological Review, 50(4), pp. 370–396.doi:10.1037/h0054346Source page