Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and Organizational Culture Gina Gudowski Siena Heights UnIVERSITY LDR 630

Motivation Human Relations Approaches Hawthorne Studies Illumination Studies Relay Assembly Test Room Studies Hawthorn effect

Maslow Hierarchy of Needs 1943 Motivation

Organizational Culture Provide incentives for employees. Benefit packages. Empowerment “The theory can help organizations design programs to motivate their employees, retain employee loyalty, reduce turnover, recruit quality individuals and ultimately increase productivity” (Sadri & Bowen, 2011. p. 45).

Benefits of Family Friendly Employee Benefit Programs Leave programs Time off Programs Work-stress family programs FFEBP Exploration of FFEBP’s and organizational commitment and motivation Motivation Higher level of commitment with FFEBP’s. When Work- family stress management programs were available motivation is higher. Findings

References Miller, K. (2015). Organizational communication: Approaches and processes (Seventh ed.). Stamford, Connecticut: Cengage Learning/Wadsworth. Mulvaney, M. A. (2014). Leave Programs/Time off and work-stress family employee benefits programs, organizational commitment, and self-efficacy among municipal employees. Public Personnel Management, 43(4), 459-489. Sadri, G., & Bowen, R. C. (2011). Meeting employee requirements: Maslow's hierarchy of needs is still a reliable guide to motivating staff. Industrial Engineer: IE,43(11), 44-48.