A Test of the Need Hierarchy Concept by a Markov Model of Change in Need Strength.

Rauschenberger, John; And Others

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Publication Date: 1980-Dec

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A Test of the Need Hierarchy Concept by a Markov Model of Change in Need Strength.

Rauschenberger, John; And Others

Administrative Science Quarterly, v265 n4 p654-70 Dec 1980

In this study of 547 high school graduates, Alderfer's and Maslow's need hierarchy theories were expressed in Markov chain form and were subjected to empirical test. Both models were disconfirmed. Corroborative multiwave correlational analysis also failed to support the need hierarchy concept. (Author/IRT)

Descriptors: Adults, Individual Needs, Mathematical Models, Psychological Needs, Questionnaires, Vertical Organization

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