Maslow's hierarchy of needs identifies social needs as important for employee satisfaction after physiological and safety needs are met. Employers can foster social needs at work by promoting team dynamics, providing feedback, and making employees feel like they are part of the company vision. Making employees feel accepted, appreciated, and valued for their ideas helps establish bonds between employees and the company.

1. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Social butterflies. Jonna Lounce

2. Why are social needs important to employers? When the needs for physiological well-being and safety are satisfied, the next phase of Maslow’s design is social needs or affiliation. This social field includes a sense of belonging, acceptance, and friendship. Employers should provide a sense of community within their organization in order to help reduce turn-over of employees.

3. Integrating social needs into a work environment By reinforcing team dynamics a company could reinforce a sense of acceptance, belonging and community. Feedback also helps bolster an employee’s sense of belonging. Management can create a sense of belonging through communicating their intention to the employee and making an employee feel as though they are a part of the vision (Warrilow, S. 2010).

4. Making an employee feel accepted and appreciated. An individual may feel accepted into the group if an employer values their ideas. As an employer seeking and using employee's ideas, helps facilitate the employee to feel a part of the business. If an employee believes that a company values their input this establishes a bond between the company and the employee.

5. References: Warrilow, S. (2010, January 12). Maslow Theory of Motivation - The Basis of Successful Change Management. Retrieved January 29, 2010, from http://ezinearticles.com/?Maslow-­Theory-­of-­Motivation-­-­-­The-­Basis-­of-­Successful-­Change-­Management&id=3564978