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Consider Maslow's theory for employees in their 20s, 40s, or 60s, and for employees who have high school, college, and graduate degrees. How does age and/or education level influence which stage of motivation might be most important? How should companies take that into consideration?

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How does age and/or education level influence which stage of motivation might be most important?

In Maslow's theory, he believed that self-actualization occurs as you develop as a person in life. Therefore, if an employee is 20, obviously they are not going to be at the same level of achievement and confidence as a person in their 60's. Therefore, this would affect the way that an employee could use Maslow's theory to determine if an employee is appropriate for their company.

"Maslow's basic position is that as one becomes more self-actualized and self-transcendent, one becomes more wise (develops wisdom) and automatically knows what to do in a wide variety of situations. Daniels (2001) suggested that Maslow's ultimate conclusion that the highest levels of self-actualization are transcendent in their nature may be one of his most important contributions to the study of human behavior and motivation.

Norwood (1999) proposed that Maslow's hierarchy can be used to describe the kinds of information individual's seek at different levels of development. For example, individuals at the lowest level seek coping information in order to meet their basic needs. Information that is not directly connected to helping a person meet his or her needs in a very short time span ...

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