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A Study on Assessment of Human Nature Needs in Human Resource Management

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Different classes of people who live in the society possess their own personality as well as many social commonality points. Therefore, only by grasping the nature of humans can we examine the behavior features of people. Through the analysis of the essence of human nature, this article summarizes the general model of human needs, and takes insight into the maximum need of human nature, then makes effective decisions to achieve the most optimal configuration in the management of human resources.

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Zhang, Q., Wang, Xm., Hu, Wx. (2013). A Study on Assessment of Human Nature Needs in Human Resource Management. In: Qi, E., Shen, J., Dou, R. (eds) The 19th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38427-1_4

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