Anthony Case Study
Community and Family Studies- Assessment
Case study- A career change
1. List Anthony's primary and secondary needs:
Primary: food, shelter, clothing, water, money.
Secondary: support, safety, respect, happiness, security.
2. Describe how work, for Anthony, meets the needs outlined in Maslow's hierarchy of needs:
a) Physiological needs: Work provides money for physiological needs such as food, shelter, water, and clothing.
b) Safety and security: Anthony's wok provides a safe and secure environment, also financial and long term career security.
c) Love and belonging: After nine years of service Anthony would have built friendships and gained a sense of belonging.
d) Esteem: His work gives him respect and promotions which would boost his self esteem and he earns comparable money to his friends in …show more content…
6. Describe how the steps of the management process may be applied to this situation:
Plan, do, check, act/ or evaluate, plan, organise, implement.
Evaluate- His state of wanting a career change. Evaluating occurs at every stage.
Planning- Setting the goal of changing careers. Prioritise it, is this an immediate change or can I keep waiting? Setting standards, do I have limitations or preferences on the new job I want?
Organising- How can he achieve his goal? Through resources such as friends, family, newspapers etc. What he wants, a preferred industry or particular job. When does he want it by?, is there a set time frame or a casual change.
Implementing- After evaluating, planning and organising his goal he can put his plan into action.
7. What resources may have assisted Anthony in obtaining and maintaining his current job?
Human resources- Friends, family, ambition, initiative, qualifications, commitment, encouragement.
Non-human resources- Income, educational institutions
Case study- A career change
1. List Anthony's primary and secondary needs:
Primary: food, shelter, clothing, water, money.
Secondary: support, safety, respect, happiness, security.
2. Describe how work, for Anthony, meets the needs outlined in Maslow's hierarchy of needs:
a) Physiological needs: Work provides money for physiological needs such as food, shelter, water, and clothing.
b) Safety and security: Anthony's wok provides a safe and secure environment, also financial and long term career security.
c) Love and belonging: After nine years of service Anthony would have built friendships and gained a sense of belonging.
d) Esteem: His work gives him respect and promotions which would boost his self esteem and he earns comparable money to his friends in …show more content…
6. Describe how the steps of the management process may be applied to this situation:
Plan, do, check, act/ or evaluate, plan, organise, implement.
Evaluate- His state of wanting a career change. Evaluating occurs at every stage.
Planning- Setting the goal of changing careers. Prioritise it, is this an immediate change or can I keep waiting? Setting standards, do I have limitations or preferences on the new job I want?
Organising- How can he achieve his goal? Through resources such as friends, family, newspapers etc. What he wants, a preferred industry or particular job. When does he want it by?, is there a set time frame or a casual change.
Implementing- After evaluating, planning and organising his goal he can put his plan into action.
7. What resources may have assisted Anthony in obtaining and maintaining his current job?
Human resources- Friends, family, ambition, initiative, qualifications, commitment, encouragement.
Non-human resources- Income, educational institutions