Is a reason for actions, willingness, and goals. Motivation is

Alderfer's ERG theory
Alderfer, building on Maslow's hierarchy
of needs, posited that needs identified by
Maslow exist in three groups of core
needs — existence, relatedness, and
growth, hence the label: ERG theory. The
existence group is concerned with
providing our basic material existence
requirements. They include the items
that Maslow considered to be
physiological and safety needs. The
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second group of needs is those of
relatedness- the desire we have for
maintaining important personal
relationships. These social and status
desires require interaction with others if
they are to be satisfied, and they align
with Maslow's social need and the
external component of Maslow's esteem
classification. Finally, Alderfer isolates
growth needs as an intrinsic desire for
personal development. All these needs
should be fulfilled to greater wholeness
as a human being.
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Self-Determination Theory
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Self-Determination Theory is an
approach to human motivation and
personality that uses traditional empirical
methods while employing an organismic
metatheory that highlights the
importance of humans evolved inner
resources for personality development
and behavioral self-regulation (Ryan,
Kuhn, & Deci, 1997). It takes a look into
people’s psychological needs and growth
tendencies that reveal their personality
and level of self-determination.
Competence, relatedness, autonomy are
important conditions that play a huge