A New Military Hierarchy of Needs Model

Abstract

The aim of our research was to create an up-to-date model of the hierarchy of needs of regular soldiers serving in the Hungarian Defense Forces. Our starting point was the theory of motivation, which states that people’s actions are motivated by a system of needs. As qualitative systematic data analysis offers an opportunity to create a relevant (decisive) theory to answer the main research question, we based our analysis on the grounded theory method. The results showed that the needs identified in our model often resembled those identified in other theories, including military models, although on different levels. The hierarchy of needs pyramid that we constructed contains terms such as resources, power, team spirit, development, quest for challenges, and fulfillment and, by way of general background, appreciation. Our research broadened our knowledge regarding individuals’ motivation to choose a military career.

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“…Through the systematic analysis of data, a relevant theory can be formulated ( Corbin and Strauss, 2015 ; Khan, 2014 ). During the analysis we used three phases of coding: first open (basic) coding , then axial coding and finally selective coding ( Pákozdi and Bárdos, 2020a , 2020b , 2022a , 2022b ) . When reading the transcripts several times while formulating a theory, we first used open codes to identify the significant elements.…”