Editing Need for power (section)

'''Need for power''' ('''nPow''') is a term that was popularized by psychologist [[David McClelland]] in 1961. McClelland's thinking was influenced by the pioneering work of [[Henry Murray]], who first identified underlying psychological human needs and motivational processes (1938). It was Murray who set out a [[Need theory|taxonomy of needs]], including needs for achievement, [[Power (social and political)|power]], and affiliation—and placed these in the context of an integrated motivational model. McClelland was inspired by Murray's research, and he continued to further develop Murray's theory by focusing on this theory in regard to the human population. In McClelland's book ''The Achieving Society'', nPow helps explain an individual's imperative to be in charge. According to his work there are two kinds of power, ''social'' and ''personal''.