ASSIGNMENT BY:
Aimen Naeem (bsf1804835)
SUBJECT:
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
SEMESTER:
6TH
TOPIC:
CASE STUDY
DR RANGA
QUESTION NO 1:
What has Dr. Ranga lost in giving up his hospital job and medical practice and what has he
gained instead?
SOLUTION:
After giving up his job DR RANGA loose unlimited money, potential, a most beautiful house,
the best car and anything else he wanted . All materialistic things which a human want. But
instead all of these things he achieved money which can easily fulfil his needs. His achievement
was his mental peace. For DR RANGA material things ate no more motivators for him. He want
to know himself. He want to be happy and achieved his happiness by fulfilling his hobby as a
profession. For DR RANGA happiness hi the main purpose of life and he achieved it.
QUESTION NO 2:
How does Maslow model of motivation explain and justify his behavior?
SOLUTION:
According to Maslow model when a deficit need has been 'more or less' satisfied it will go away,
and our activities become habitually directed towards meeting the next set of needs that we have
yet to satisfy. These then become our salient needs. However, growth needs continue to be felt
and may even become stronger once they have been engaged.
Growth needs do not stem from a lack of something, but rather from a desire to grow as a person.
Once these growth needs have been reasonably satisfied, one may be able to reach the highest
level called self-actualization.
Self-actualization needs are the highest level in Maslow's hierarchy, and refer to the realization
of a person's potential, self-fulfillment, seeking personal growth and peak experiences. Maslow
(1943) describes this level as the desire to accomplish everything that one can, to become the
most that one can be. Individuals may perceive or focus on this need very specifically
Just like that DR RANGA want to convert his hobby of playing sitar as his profession. His self
desire was to become happy and discover himself and he achieved his self actualization.
QUESTION NO 3:
Do you think might have prompted Dr. Ranga to change his entire outlook on life?
Knowing what you know, do you think his change in behavior was a gradual process
building within him or is it possible that some sort of crisis situation suddenly affected this
change?
SOLUTION:
A desire “to become everything one is capable of becoming”(Maslow, 1987, p. 64).
Every person is capable and has the desire to move up the hierarchy toward a level of self-
actualization. Unfortunately, progress is often disrupted by a failure to meet lower level needs.
Life experiences, including divorce and loss of a job, may cause an individual to fluctuate
between levels of the hierarchy
Therefore, not everyone will move through the hierarchy in a uni-directional manner but may
move back and forth between the different types of needs.
Maslow noted that the order of needs might be flexible based on external circumstances or
individual differences. For example, he notes that for some individuals, the need for self-esteem
is more important than the need for love. For others, the need for creative fulfillment may
supersede even the most basic needs.
QUESTION NO 4:
How does McClelland's theory of needs fit in with this situation where McClelland's
theory emphasizes achievement, power and affiliation as the primary motivators in an
organizational setting?
SOLUTION:
McClelland's theory of needs fit in this situation because DR RANGA has high need of
achievement and according to McClelland's theory Achievers like to solve problems and achieve
goals. DR RANGA’S dominant motivation is achievement and according to McClelland's theory
people having this feature have following characteristics.
Dominant Motivator Characteristics of This Person
Achievement Has a strong need to set and accomplish challenging
goals.
Takes calculated risks to accomplish their goals.
Likes to receive regular feedback on their progress and
achievements.
Often likes to work alone.
Achievers like to solve problems and achieve goals.
Prefer to undertake activities with a 50/50 chance of
success – avoiding very low or high risk situations
Be motivated in jobs that offer high degree of personal
responsibility, feedback, and moderate risk
Don’t necessarily make good managers – too personal a
focus
Most good general managers do NOT have a high nAch
Need high level of nPow and low nAff for managerial
success
QUESTION NO 5:
Do you think that. the (act that Dr. Ranga is from India where cultural values emphasize
harmony with God and that a man's life is predestined, as compared to American values of
individualized achievement and the belief that the man is the architect of his own fortune,
has something to do with his decision to change his life style and behavior?
SOLUTION:
Through examining cultures in which large numbers of people live in poverty (such as India), it
is clear that people are still capable of higher order needs such as love and belongingness.
However, this should not occur, as according to Maslow, people who have difficulty achieving
very basic physiological needs (such as food, shelter, etc.) are not capable of meeting higher
growth needs.
Also, many creative people, such as authors and artists (e.g., Rembrandt and Van Gogh) lived in
poverty throughout their lifetime, yet it could be argued that they achieved self-actualization by
higher growth needs at the same time as lower level deficiency needs (Wahba & Birdwell,
1973).According to this theory i think DR RANGA has to change his behavior but on the other
hand he says that he had enough money and this profession is enough for his needs. So might he
will not change his behavior
