After Maslow's need hierarchy theory,there was someone who expand his theory by the ERG theory(maybe so called).I want to know his name,and its main content.Thank you very much. yours anniea

-- anniea why (whypsy@163.com), August 14, 2001

Answers

You're thinking of Alderfer's ERG Model. Try a Google search on the internet--I found quite a few entries that way.

-- Hendrika Vande Kemp (hendrika@earthlink.net), September 24, 2001.

Alderfer

E- Existance - lower level of need R- Relatedness - further need is of social & inter personal group around G- Growth - Last need is of growth of individual in every aspect of life

-- ambuj paliwal (ambujpaliwal@yahoo.com), October 17, 2001.

I would like to know ERG theory and Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

-- Mari Hanawa (marihanawa@hotmail.com), April 24, 2002.

hello, alfred adlferer was the main proponent of the theory. It is like MAslow's theory but needs are summarized into 3 general categories only but reasoning suggests that those three are like maslow's 5 different needs. Quite interesting! Unlike Maslow's hierarchy, the ERG theory believes that fulfillment of the levels are circular rather than hierarchical. A need can be sufficed concurrently and "non-steppical". Pls read different books in Motivation for addtional explantions/

-- joseph yusiong (jpty_3302@yahoo.com), September 30, 2004.

Actually I believe it was Clayton Alderfer not Albert or whoever they said.

-- Tausha Joseph (TaushaJoseph@hotmail.com), February 22, 2005.