ERG theory is a theory of human need proposed by Clayton Alderfer, which built upon Maslow's hierarchy of needs by categorizing needs relating to existence, relatedness and growth. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Core ClaimERG theory holds that human needs fall into three categories, existence needs, relatedness needs and growth needs, built as a simplification of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. 1 Connections
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ERG theory explicitly built upon Maslow's hierarchy of needs, recategorizing its five levels into three (existence, relatedness, growth).
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a theory of human need proposed by Clayton Alderfer, which built upon Maslow's hierarchy of needs by categorizing needs relating to existence, relatedness and growth
Overview section, three categories
The existence category is concerned with the need for providing the basic material existence requirements of humans. The relatedness category is concerned with the desire for maintaining important interpersonal relationships. The growth category is concerned with the desire for personal development.
Overview section, Alderfer 1969
In 1969, psychologist Clayton Alderfer built upon Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs by categorizing the hierarchy into his ERG theory (Existence, Relatedness and Growth).
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Wikipedia article 'ERG theory' is filed under Category:Developmental psychology.
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