Most social activities are founded around and are bound to the formation of a large group and the success of that group in working together whether it is in offices, industries, sports, NGOs, media, etc.
The deficiency of a firm foundation and structure of social needs does negatively affect an individual's social behavior and interaction with others. Some of the affects of the absence of social needs is that the individual can go through elements of frustration, loneliness and depression (Wahba & Bridgewell, 1976).
In Turner's case, the absence of the fulfillment of the social needs was the biggest factor that caused him to react the way that he did and behave the way that he did. As aforementioned, he came to work in a very close-knit unit and making his place within that close-knit was proving to be difficult for him. Plus, he couldn't work at the same rate of efficiency as his colleagues were used to which is why he missed 99% of the unofficial coffee breaks available to the employees as a source of getting social and improving their personal and professional networks. This absence in the long run made him lonely and made him feel left out which then made him suspicious of everyone in terms of their motives behind shutting him out and consequently made him suspicious of the work that they were doing on the previously Turner Workshop owned trucks.
Esteem needs
Esteem, simply, suggests the give and take of respect in all human interactions. The fact of the matter is that all any human really has is his/her respect without which the individual's aims and goals can never be attained because as aforementioned all activities of an individual are group-based irrespective of whether the group is small or large. All goals and aims of the individual are based around making himself recognizable and stand out in the crowd while at the same time making sure that he still is able to maintain a sense of respect, network and belonging.
The self-esteem within the organization really matters for an efficient and above par performance from an individual. If an employee within an organization goes through a process without gaining any form of respect then such occasions can lead to having low-self-respect, inferiority complex and low-self-esteem. It is very important for an employee to feel like his work is being respected appreciated and he is being understood by not only manger but also his peers. Low self-esteem can result in making an individual throw tantrums, demand attention and get defensive for everything that he is responsible for (Wahba & Bridgewell, 1976).
In Turner's case, he was definitely feeling left out and did not feel like he was being appreciated and that could be one of the main reason behind him losing focus on what he was doing right and instead tried to increase his pace to get the approval, respect and appreciation of his peers as well as his clients. The downside with that decision was that it backfired on him and he ended losing even more respect and gained a higher level of isolation and disregard from his colleagues.
The Two Factor Theory was designed by Frederick Herzberg and it is more popularly called Herzberg's Motivation-Hygiene Theory. The main idea that Herzberg wanted to highlight in this theory was that the level of contentment or discontentment an employee felt is not dependent variables but is actually independent of each other in every way. He said that this particular proof could be found in the different elements and factors that led to the satisfaction of an employee and the different set of elements that led to the dissatisfaction of the employees (Herzberg, 1966).
The common denominator between Herzberg's theories and Maslow's theory was the theory of motivation. The main similarity is the overall impact that motivation has on the employee's interaction and opinion towards the manager or the administration of the company. Herzberg theorizes that if an individual can get more salary and can move up the ladder in an efficient form then he would choose that over being moderately paid and having a great working environment. This is because he will always have far more psychological, social and esteem satisfaction when he is making more money as opposed to when he is being paid far less and is working under the post of an assistant. This is pretty much the same theory that Maslow presents in his hierarchy of needs theory where he mentions that the satisfaction of an employee is influenced by many elements that are different from the elements that influence the...
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