Is McClelland's Need Theory an Effective Way for Managers to Motivate Employees? Discuss

Is McClelland's Need Theory an Effective Way for Managers to Motivate Employees? Discuss

Introduction

I believe that McClelland's need theory is an effective way for managers to motivate employees. In this theory, McClelland tries to explain what exactly motivate workers. McClelland's motivational theory is based on the Need for Achievement, Need for Power and Need for Affiliation. The three motivations or needs operate simultaneously, but at one point one of them dominates the others and the individual's behavior is organized in pursuit of the satisfaction of that need. The ...