Maslow on Management

A REVIEW ON
“MASLOW ON MANAGEMENT BY ABRAHAM.H.MASLOW”
With
DEBORAH.C.STEPHENS AND GARY HEIL
Course: Philosophy of Management

Submitted
To
Prof. K. Unnikrishnan Nair

By
Aparna Venugopal
Fpm 05 02

Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
Fellow Programme in Management

Abstract
Dr. Maslow believed in a holistic analysis of the person to determine self-actualization. He saw the self-actualized person as “different” from the norm. He referred to them as “healthy individuals”, but not perfect. Nevertheless, he negates any theological or supernatural equation, referring only to the natural experience. His theory focused on the “best of humanity”, but suffered from methodological flaws. He urges others to perform more research in this area and bring out the validation for his theories. His work is more of a self expression than an attempt to prove or demonstrate to anyone. In this review, I have tried to draw parallels to his findings from earlier findings in Taoism, Buddhism, and Bhagavad Gita. The focus on spirituality is justified by the fact that Maslow himself, thought spirituality to be the prime byproduct of enlightened management.

Keywords: Eupsychia, Enlightened Management, B-values, Self transcendence, and Aggridant

Table of Contents
About the Authors4
Rationale for Choosing this Book6
Self actualization, Self transcendence and Self esteem6
Motivation, Grumbles, and Inhibitions7
Debates with Drucker on Management7
Maslow on Management of Women at Workplace8
Enlightened Management and its Byproducts8
Maslow in Cold War America9
Maslow and Dostoevsky10
Self Actualization and Creativity11
Maslow and Marx12
Synergy and Unlimited Amount of Good13
Psychological Experiment and Field of Management14
Maslow and Taoism14
Superior Managers, Entrepreneurs, and Salesmen17
Maslow and Buddhism on Eupsychian Growth and B-values17
Conclusion19
References20

This book published in 1998 by John Wiley and Sons Inc with a

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