mcclelland's theory of need
1Need — For other uses, see Need (disambiguation). A need is something that is necessary for organisms to live a healthy life. Needs are distinguished from wants because a deficiency would cause a clear negative outcome, such as dysfunction or death.… …
2Need for achievement — (N Ach) refers to an individual s desire for significant accomplishment, mastering of skills, control, or high standards. The term was first used by Henry Murray[1] and associated with a range of actions. These include: intense, prolonged and… …
3Need theory — McClelland s Need Theory, created by a psychologist David McClelland, is a motivational model that attempts to explain how the needs for achievement, power and affiliation affect the actions of people from a managerial context. It is often taught …
4Need for power — (N Pow) is a term that was popularized by renowned psychologist David McClelland in 1961. McClellend s thinking was influenced by the pioneering work of Henry Murray who first identified underlying psychological human needs and motivational… …
5Theory of conjoint measurement — The theory of conjoint measurement (also known as conjoint measurement or additive conjoint measurement) is a general, formal theory of continuous quantity. It was independently discovered by the French economist Gerard Debreu (1960) and by the… …
6Need for affiliation — The Need for affiliation (N Affil) is a term that was popularized by David McClelland and describes a person s need to feel a sense of involvement and belonging within a social group; McClellend s thinking was strongly influenced by the… …
7Content theory — explains why human needs change with time. Another theory that attempts to explain human behavior is Process theory. Content theory includes the work of David McClelland, Abraham Maslow and other psychologists as they attempted to explain why… …
8David McClelland — For the English soccer player, see David McClelland (footballer). For the Northern Irish unionist, see David McClelland (politician). David McClelland. David C. McClelland (May 20 1917 – March 27 1998) was an American psychological theorist.… …
9Perceptual control theory — (PCT) is a psychological theory of animal and Human behavior originated by maverick scientist William T. Powers. In contrast with other theories of psychology and behavior, which assume that behavior is a function of perception that perceptual… …
10Modernization theory — is a theory used to explain the process of modernization within societies. The theory looks at the internal factors of a country while assuming that, with assistance, traditional countries can be brought to development in the same manner more… …
