Understanding and motivating academic library employees: theoretical implications

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 203-214
Author(s):  
Bibi Alajmi ◽  
Hessah Alasousi
Keyword(s):  
Academic Library ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Needs Satisfaction ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needs

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the levels of motivation and needs satisfaction of academic library employees, adopting Maslow’s hierarchy of needs to examine individuals’ motivation. Design/methodology/approach The study collects and analyzes quantitative survey data. The research population comprises 108 employees working across eight college libraries at Kuwait University. Findings While participants generally agreed that their needs were being satisfied at each of the five levels of Maslow’s hierarchy, they reported higher levels of satisfaction of their self-actualization and social needs. Self-actualization is the summit of Maslow’s motivation theory representing the quest for reaching one’s full potential as a person. Research limitations/implications One limitation is the relatively small sample size due to Kuwait having only one public university. Future research could overcome this limitation by investigating both private and public universities. Practical implications This research contributes significantly and in various ways to understanding motivation in a library setting. It elucidates many aspects of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory criticized in previous literature. Overall, the study’s results should be useful to scholars in the library field interested in motivation, to academic librarians and to managers in academia. Originality/value Though many prior studies have focused on motivation in a library setting, Maslow’s theory has been little considered in the context of academic libraries. This study uses a theoretical framework based on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs to understand and explain the levels of motivation and needs satisfaction of academic library employees.

Self-Actualizing and Self-Transcending in a World of Less Available Work

2020 ◽  
pp. 171-200
Author(s):  
Shalin Hai-Jew
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Due Diligence ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Self Transcendence ◽  
Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needs

In a time of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), with an anticipated world of much less available work, due diligence requires that people identify what needs of theirs are met via work ideally in a pre-4IR sense and then to revamp their lives based on partial work, complements, and substitutions, to ensure that their needs are completely met. This work uses a six-level version of Maslow's hierarchy of needs focused on what work enables for people, beyond survival needs. This follow-on work explores how the prior research may be applied to mapping an individual's needs, identifying what needs are met via work, and then exploring potential complements and substitutions, in a practical walk-through. The focus is particularly on needs beyond survival ones, and especially on the top two levels of the hierarchy of needs for self-actualization and self-transcendence (both of which enable personal definitions of what those mean).

scholarly journals Relevansi Teori Hierarki Kebutuhan Abraham Maslow Terhadap Motivasi Kerja Anggota Organisasi Penyuluhan Agama Islam

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-108
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ali Bagas
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Abraham Maslow ◽  
Related Data ◽  
Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Needs Theory ◽  
Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needs

This study aims to describe the relevance of Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory with the work motivation fellow of Islamic counseling organizations. The research used is; library research that using content analysis as a technique in analyzing related data. The results of this study, namely; Fulfilling the needs of each fellow Islamic counseling organization are one of the causes that can describe the ups and downs of work motivation fellow. The fulfillment needs to be referred to here, namely; needs formulated by Abraham Maslow, the physiological needs, the safety needs, the belongingness and love needs, the esteem needs, and the need for self-actualization.

scholarly journals Operationalize The Concept Of Needs In The Context Of Government Welfare Policy In Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunarti
Keyword(s):  
Welfare Policy ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Welfare Society ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needs

This essay tries to operationalize the concept of needs based on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs in the context of government welfare policy in Indonesia. It will be explained about some Indonesia government policies to reach welfare society and there will be explanation of every program which is run in order to satisfy citizen’s needs. The discussion will be based on the type of needs and what programs are provided to fulfill those needs. The focus of the needs discussed are the basic (physical) needs, security and safety needs and esteem needs. There is no explanation about love and belonging needs and self-actualization need because it seems that there is no certain program which is intended to specially satisfy those needs.

Hidden Dragons: The Revitalizing of Vancouver’s Chinatown From Humanistic Perspectives

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-226
Author(s):  
Peter Anthony Eng ◽  
Eve Donnelly
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Collective Consciousness ◽  
Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Small Communities ◽  
Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Community Reinforcement Approach ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
The City ◽  
Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
City Planners

This article presents a theoretical path for small communities to reverse rising tides of crime and addiction by means of a community reinforcement approach. Vancouver’s Chinatown offers an ideal opportunity for praxis due to the current enthusiasm of city planners in reviving this section of the city. At its highest level, we interpret a community’s revitalization to include progress toward individuation as a collective, accompanied with increased opportunities for self-fulfillment among its residents. Therefore, as a foundation for the suggested community reinforcement approach, we first apply the humanistic theories of Jung as a means to enhance the integration of Chinatown’s collective consciousness. Next, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs serves as a blueprint for the self-actualization of its inhabitants.

scholarly journals The Matrix of Human Needs: Reframing Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bob Bowen
Keyword(s):  
Future Research ◽  
Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Developmental Processes ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needs

This paper builds on the work of Abraham Masolow who said that his article was meant to be a starting point for future research into the concept of becoming human. The paper integrates concepts from neuropsychology, neurobiology, and trauma informed services to present a holistic framework within which we can discuss the processes involved in becoming interdependent human beings. Rather than seeing safety as a set of needs within the ddevelopmental framework, the paper presents the concept that safety is the framework, the matrix, within which developmental processes occur.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Implementation of Maslows Hierarchy of Needs to Fulfil the Needs of Freelance Journalist and Adaptation of Psychological Contract into Employment Relationship in Hong Kong

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (07) ◽  
pp. 6076-6079
Author(s):  
Dr Vincent Hing Po Lam
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Contract ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Employment Relationship ◽  
Media Industry ◽  
Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Extrinsic Values

The large news newspaper and media corporation previously provides long-term and stable career for journalist to move up on the career path from junior reporter to become editor in chief. Maslow's hierarchy of needs has been used as the motivation paradigm to fulfil every stage of needs from physiological needs to the highest form of self-actualization needs.However, when the change of media market employment relationship and social media as the main focus of news content, more large media corporation uses contracted freelance journalist with expertise in their particular field as as finance, politics, sports, horse racing, travel, dine and wine as content contributor. The relationship between news corporation and journalist has changed from employment to partnership. Therefore, it remains in doubt whether Maslow's hierarchy of needs still hold for staff management in today media industry. In addition, freelance journalist is himself a KOL and expert in their field and their follower helps the media platform increase the readership and click rate which translates into increasing their advertising revenue. As such, there is psychological contract which consists of intrinsic (Pay) and extrinsic values (other factors) and different expectation from both party on this employment contract in this new form of partnership. The aim of this paper is to examine from freelance journalists point of view whether Maslow's hierarchy of needs applies on them and what are the extrinsic values which hold them on this employment relationship with media corporation.

scholarly journals Inertia, group conformity and customer loyalty in healthcare in the information age

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 307-330
Author(s):  
Fábio M.R.R. Gonçalves ◽  
Carlos J.F. Cândido ◽  
Isabel Maria Pereira Luís Feliciano
Keyword(s):  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Inertia Group ◽  
Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Customer Need

PurposeThe purpose is to analyse the influence of inertia and group conformity on loyalty in healthcare.Design/methodology/approachStructural equation model developed from the literature and tested with cross-sectional data from a patient online survey.FindingsInertia is a significant antecedent of loyalty and has a stronger effect in healthcare than in other service sectors. Group conformity has no significant effect in healthcare.Research ImplicationsThe strength of the impact of inertia [group conformity] on loyalty depends on the importance of the customer need that the service industry satisfies, in Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Where inertia (stability need) is equally or more [less] important than the customer need, the influence of inertia on loyalty should be positive and strong [weak or insignificant]. In services that satisfy needs more [equally or less] important than group conformity (belonging need), there may be an insignificant [significant] influence of group conformity on customer loyalty, even [especially] in credence services.Practical implicationsHealthcare providers can exploit the stronger effect of inertia in healthcare through development of inertia-based loyalty policies. Regulatory authorities should be vigilant to ensure that these policies are not detrimental to patients. ‘Inert’ patients must become responsible for assessing their loyalties. Authorities and reference groups must stimulate customer loyalty assessments, and assist by providing impartial information.Originality/valueThis is the first study to address the influence of inertia and group conformity on loyalty in the healthcare sector and, from the perspective of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, it is the first to do so in any service sector.

Measuring collaborative effectiveness: a conceptual approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 66 (8) ◽  
pp. 1105-1127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kumaraguru Mahadevan
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Industry Type ◽  
Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needs

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual supply chain (SC) hierarchical framework to measure the effectiveness and efficiency of the collaborative SC based on the Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and supply chain integration (SCI), supply chain visibility (SCV) and information sharing (IS). Design/methodology/approach Multimethods were applied. The first part of the research was undertaken using a deductive approach with rigorous and systematic analysis of the research material and the use of a survey instrument. The data collected through the survey are analysed and presented with descriptive statistics and cross-tabulations. The second part of the research is an extension of the analysis of the first part linking with the Maslow’s hierarchy of needs to form the basis for development of the SCI hierarchy. Findings The levels of SCI, SCV and IS are significantly different for organisation dimensions such as size, industry type and region of operations. The SCI hierarchy based on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs provides a number of indices to measure the effectiveness of SCI, IS, SCV in a collaborative SC. Research limitations/implications The research focusses only on manufacturing, 3PL, fast-moving consumer goods and retail industries. Practical implications The research work provides some insights for practitioners on best practices for SC collaboration and measurement of collaborative effectiveness. Originality/value The primary value of this paper is the development of standardized levels of SCI, IS and SCV and the proposed measurement of the collaborative effectiveness of the SC. It could be a proposed approach for empirically evaluating the levels of SCI, IS and SCV subject to organisational dimensions.

Needs and technology adoption: observation from BIM experience

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vishal Singh ◽  
Jan Holmström
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Abductive Reasoning ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Adoption Decisions ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needs

Purpose – Despite the recognized role of motivation of actors in technology adoption decisions, there is limited understanding of the psychological processes underlying the motivation. The purpose of this paper is to explore this gap by investigating Building Information Modeling (BIM) adoption from the viewpoint of Maslow’s motivational theory on hierarchy of needs. Design/methodology/approach – This research uses mixed methods. Initially theoretical arguments establish the suitability of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs as the conceptual framework to investigate technology adoption. The hypotheses and research questions are investigated using data collected through focus group interviews, interviews and field observations in Australian architecture engineering and construction (AEC). The findings are validated with a survey of BIM adoption cases reported in literature, and additional interviews conducted in Finnish AEC sector. Finally, abductive reasoning is applied to seek the best possible explanation for the observed patterns. Findings – It is found that besides individuals, organizations also demonstrate hierarchical ordering of innovation-related needs. Three broad categories of innovation-related needs are identified. Using abduction, the innovation-related needs of actors are described in terms of stable and excited states. Research limitations/implications – The findings are primarily based on studies conducted in regions with developed economies. Practical implications – This research shows that Maslow’s hierarchy of needs could be a useful diagnostic framework to assess actors’ response towards technology adoption. Originality/value – This investigation into the potential usefulness of Maslow’s theory into understanding technology adoption is by itself a novel research contribution. The finding that hierarchical view of needs can partly explain the adoption decisions of both individual and organizational actors is an original contribution.

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