Although Murray(1938) was first to establish the need as the basis of motivation, Maslow made a striking difference in his need theory by organising human needs in a hierarchical order.
According to Maslow's theory, all human beings desire or want one thing or the other throughout their lives. The desire for these wants is unending as the gratification of one leads to the desire for another. In other words as one need is relatively gratified/met, it submerges only for another need to emerge. Also, Maslow pointed out that at a given moment of our lives one need is more potent than all others and the individual is naturally forced to concentrate the bulk of his actions more directly at satisfying that end which is immediate and at the force. Concerning how these needs function in a man in a hierarchical order, Maslow proposed a five-ordered level of needs with the satisfaction of one stimulating the appearance of other higher one.
The first of these levels of needs are the Physiological or Biological functions of the human organism which are necessary for survival.
The second level of needs is the safety needs which imply the desire for security protection and peace.
The third level emphasis the need for love, which belongingness and social affiliation are known as social needs.
The forth level of need is esteem need which is the desire for status, recognition, achievement and competence
The fifth and final level of need, according to Maslow is the self Actualization need which implies the need for one to be what he wants to be.
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