2. What is Motivation
• The factors cause (direction),channel (effort) and
sustain (persistence) the behavior of an
individual.
• At its core, Motivation is potential energy which
transforms into kinetic energy of behavior.
Behavior towards a particular direction and for a
specific cause.
• Formally, it can be defined as human
psychological characteristics that contributes to
an individual’s degree of commitment.
4. *Since, an individual’s behavior depends on
the motivation, It can be used to increase
the employee’s performance and
commitment to the organization.
*If manager know what motivates the people
working for them, they can assign jobs and
rewards tailor-made for the individuals,
5. The Game Plan
The behavior of a person is a direct cause of how the person is
motivated. In management this can hence, be used to increased an
individuals performance and commitment.
Find out what motivates an individual
Several Theories of motivation have been proposed, Though, none of
them can be called the “best”, they all describe different views of
people
Motivate them
People can then be motivated using intensives, intrinsic and extrinsic
rewards