Employee Needs and Motivation

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs helps managers understand employees' needs in order to further employees' motivation.

Alderfer's ERG theory, based on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, outlines three core needs: existence, relatedness, and growth.

David McClelland describes three central motivational paradigms: achievement, affiliation and power.

Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory states that certain factors cause job satisfaction and other factors cause dissatisfaction.