esteem

(verb)

To regard someone with respect.

Related Terms

  • motivation
  • hierarchy

Examples of esteem in the following topics:

  • Alderfer's ERG Theory

    • These needs are based in social interactions with others and align with Maslow's levels of love/belonging-related needs (such as friendship, family, and sexual intiamcy) and esteem-related needs (such as respect of and by others).
    • These needs align with Maslow's levels of esteem-related needs (such as self-esteem, confidence, and achievement) and self-actualization needs (such as morality, creativity, problem-solving, and acceptance of facts).
    • For example, if an individual's self-esteem is suffering, they will invest more effort in the relatedness category of needs.
  • Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

    • Maslow uses the terms Physiological, Safety, Love and Belonging, Esteem, and Self-Actualization to describe the general stages that human motivations move through.
    • Therefore, the human that lacks food, love, esteem, or safety would consider the greatest of those needs to be food.
    • Esteem is the normal human desire to be accepted and valued by others.
    • Imbalances at this level can result in low self-esteem or an inferiority complex.
    • Esteem needs can intersect with motivation in the workplace.
  • Key Behaviors of Transactional Leaders

    • ., food and sleep) and safety, to higher levels of esteem and self-actualization.
  • Nonverbal Communication

    • For example, many people will raise their eyebrows as one approaches them face-to-face as an indication of recognition, esteem, or surprise.
  • Perspectives on Motivation

    • Maslow postulated that needs should be fulfilled in a particular scaffolded order, with food, water, and shelter in the bottom, most fundamental two tiers and intangible needs such as fulfillment, self-esteem, and a sense of belonging in the upper three tiers.
    • Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs postulates that need must be fulfilled in a hierarchical order, from basic needs such as food and water to more intangible needs such as self-esteem and a sense of belonging.
  • Managerial Perspectives on Motivation

    • If an employee is pursuing esteem, managers can apply promotions or employee-achievement awards.
    • Salary encompasses the bottom two tiers (safety-related and physiological needs), while social and objective-based motivators address the higher needs (love and belonging, esteem, and self-actualization).
  • Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

    • The general needs in Maslow's hierarchy include physiological needs (food and clothing), safety needs (job security), social needs (friendship), self-esteem, and self-actualization.
    • This is the esteem level, which includes the need to feel competent and recognized, such as through status and level of success.
  • Evaluate the Results

    • Maintaining self-esteem also may cause decision makers to attribute good outcomes to their actions and bad outcomes to factors outside their control.
  • Other Important Trait Theories

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