RUDN Journal of SociologyRUDN Journal of Sociology2313-22722408-8897Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumamba6281Research ArticleMotives to choose ‘manager’ profession (the results of the survey in PFUR)PuzanovaZh V<p>Sociology Chair</p>pouzanova@rambler.ruSemenovaI V<p>Sociology Chair</p>innochka91-91@mail.ruPeoples’ Friendship University of Russia150320151539110407092016Copyright © 2015, Zh V Puzanova, I V Semenova2015<p>The article analyzes David McClellands theory of social needs and the perspectives of its application for identifying students motivation for choosing management professions. According to the theory of McClelland, in the motivational structure of personality there is always a dominant motive triggering actions. McClelland considers three basic motives to be such: motive of obtaining power, motive of achieving success and motive of affiliation. These motives reflect inner needs and aspirations of every person. The article analyzes three motives as factors affecting work activities and reflecting individual primary aims and goals in the professional sphere. The authors describe characteristic features of people with pronounced motivation; discuss the results of various studies based on the theory of social needs and other concepts aiming to identify the dominant motives of different groups of workers. The article presents the results of the study of the students basic motives to choose the profession state and municipal management conducted in December 2014 at the Peoples Friendship University of Russia. The results of the survey were interpreted in the context of McClellands theory of social needs.</p>motivationD. McClelland’s theory of social needsmotive of achievementmotive of obtaining powermotive of affiliationa civil servantchoice of professionмотивациятеория социальных потребностей Д. Макклелландамотив достижениямотив властимотив принадлежностигосслужащийвыбор профессии[Maznjak I.O. Teoreticheskie predstavlenija o trudovoj motivacii: analiz osnovnyh koncepcij // Vestnik RUDN. Serija «Sociologija». 2006. № 1.][Makklelland D. Motivacija cheloveka. SPb.: Piter, 2007.][Ovcharova I.V. Grebenshhikova N.I. Analiz potrebnostej personala na osnove trehfaktornoj modeli Makklellanda // Problemy sovershenstvovanija organizacii proizvodstva i upravlenija promyshlennymi predprijatijami. Samara, 2010. № 2.][Puzanova Zh.V. Kto postupaet v RUDN? (po materialam sociologicheskogo issledovanija «Abiturient RUDN-2000») // Vestnik RUDN. Serija «Sociologija». 2001. № 1.][Puzanova Zh.V., Davydova A.V. Sistema vysshego obrazovanija: osnovnye harakteristiki i jevoljucija // Izvestija vysshih uchebnyh zavedenij. Sociologija. Jekonomika. Politika. 2014. № 3.][Puzanova Zh.V., Zahar'jan D.A. Obshhestvennaja palata rossijskoj federacii kak instrument vzaimodejstvija obshhestva i vlasti: podhody k ocenke jeffektivnosti dejatel'nosti // Vestnik RUDN. Serija «Politologija». 2014. № 2.][Slinkova O.K. Jevoljucija soderzhatel'nogo podhoda k issledovaniju trudovoj motivacii // Sistemy. Metody. Tehnologii. 2009. № 1.][Hekhauzen H. Psihologija motivacii dostizhenija. SPb.: Rech', 2001.][McClelland D.C. The Achieving Society. Martino Publishing, 2010.]