Summary of: Savickaite-Kazlauske, E. (2020). An amalgamated potential model to fulfill employees’ psychological needs and develop inner resources. International Journal of Business and Economic Development, 1(5), 26-34. Background & Theory: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a wide variety of questions into the workplace, one of which being how leadership can meet employee psychological needs in...
Summary of: Thomas Gries & Veronika Müller, 2020. “Conflict Economics and Psychological Human Needs,” Working Papers CIE 135, Paderborn University, CIE Center for International Economics. Background & Theory The basic approach in conflict economics, to explain motives and conditions for civil strife, is based on the assumption of choice. Wars, civil conflicts, or terrorism are thus analyzed...
Summary of: Azam, A., & Rehman, S. (2018). Assessing human needs theory: An approach to conflict resolution. The Nucleus, 55(3), 128-132. Retrieved from http://thenucleuspak.org.pk/index.php/Nucleus/article/view/404. Background & Theory This article explores the concept that while John Burton’s Human Needs Theory has laid the groundwork for understanding conflict causes, it is not all-encompassing. Additionally, while identifying causes...
Summary of: Sadaf, Q., Aziz, M., and Anjum, G., “Role of organizational culture in psychological needs satisfaction and work engagement” (2019). Business Review: (2019) 14(1), 1-16. Background & Theory: Past studies have established the precept that psychological needs play a large role in influencing employee perception of work. Specifically, these studies have suggested that employees...
Summary of: Canady, V., “MHA survey addresses psychological needs of the workforce” (2020). Mental Health Weekly, Volume 30, Issue 5. 4-5. Background & Theory: Past surveys by Mental Health America (MHA) have been helpful in revealing that a company culture that is safe and includes open communication is correlated to employee motivation, confidence, and pride....
La Cantera Resort and Spa is in hot water — and it’s not from the heat in Texas. According to the EEOC, the resort reportedly hired new managers who ended up being verbally abusive to at least 25 Hispanic La Cantera employees because of their national origin. What Happened? The managers allegedly outright banned employees...
Few situations are more frustrating than when having to communicate something important and yet not knowing exactly how to communicate effectively. It may put a strain on relationships of all kinds. Co-workers or employees can feel put off or even actively defend against what you say if you can’t articulate your needs and wants in...
One of the first tasks of any conflict management professional is understanding how to analyze a conflict in an efficient and thorough manner. There is a way to analyze any conflict fairly quickly and simply, and it requires that we start with the basic definition of conflict. With the proper definition, we can quickly plug...
Introduction November 8th, 2016 was a difficult day for at least half of the American people, while an incredibly triumphant day for the other half. In the days that followed, thousands of Americans would take to the streets to protest the election of whom they construed as a racist, misogynistic new president. Inevitably, this divide...
When it comes to surviving and thriving for a human being, our focus must go to human needs fulfillment. There are six core physiological needs and six core psychological needs. These needs are universal for human beings, required by all people everywhere regardless of culture, gender, or age. Human needs are an important topic for...
