Maslow's need hierarchy suggests that:

A) people progress up the hierarchy as they successively gratify each level of need.
B) people with a high need for achievement seek performance excellence.
C) it is more crucial to gratify the needs at the highest level and then the ones below it.
D) the lowest level of needs represents the external incentives of employees.

Maslow's Need Hierarchy

Maslow's Need Hierarchy is a theory in psychology that categorizes human needs into a five-level pyramid, from basic physiological needs to self-actualization.

Successively Gratify

To provide satisfaction or rewards in a sequential manner, often used as a strategy to maintain motivation and engagement.

Highest Level

The utmost degree or the peak of achievement, performance, or quality in a given context.