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Who among the following propounded ERG Theory of Motivation ?

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  1. McClelland
  2. Skinner
  3. Locke
  4. Alderfer

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Option 4 : Alderfer
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The correct answer is Alderfer

Important Points

  • ERG theory was propounded by  Clayton P. Alderfer, he was an American psychologist and consultant.
  • He further developed Maslow's hierarchy of needs by categorizing the hierarchy into his ERG theory.
  • He recategorized Maslow's five human needs into three classes i.e. 
  1.  ​Existence
  2. Relatedness
  3. Growth.

​Hence the correct answer is Alderfer.

 

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