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ERG Theory

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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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ERG 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
Origin Year
1969 1
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Hierarchy of Needs, Theories and Concepts

ERG theory explicitly built upon Maslow's hierarchy of needs, recategorizing its five levels into three (existence, relatedness, growth).

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  • Introduction
    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).
  • In Branch: Developmental Psychology, Categories
    Wikipedia article 'ERG theory' is filed under Category:Developmental psychology.
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