Around this same time, Abraham Maslow created his hierarchy-of-needs theory, which showed that workers were motivated through a series of lower-level to higher-level needs. This theory has been applied in the workplace to better understand “soft” factors of employee motivation, such as goal setting and team involvement, in order to better manage employees. which focuses on the theme of rationalization, rules, and expertise for an organization as a whole. Weber’s theory also focuses on efficiency and clear roles in an organization, meaning that management in organizations should run as effectively as possible with as little bureaucracy as possible.
