Published in Journal of Industrial Engineering and Robotics, Volume 7, Number 1
Written by RUSEN Andreea-Georgiana, DUMITRESCU Andrei
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Human needs represent the fundamental requirements and desires of individuals for survival, development, and happiness. Fundamental needs are those applicable regardless of culture, age, or social status and can create physical or psychological problems when not met. This paper presents the results of a study conducted on a group of participants with higher education who shared their opinions regarding the typologies of Maslow's and Desmet-Fokkinga's needs to determine which of these contains clearer, more relevant, and more useful needs for experimental research. The accuracy of the obtained results was tested using the Z score, and the data reliability was tested using the Cronbach's alpha coefficient. At the end of the paper, a conclusion is presented regarding the differences between the two analyzed typologies.

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