Motivation Theories
Meaning The word motive derived from the word ‘motive’ which means any idea, need or emotion that prompts a man into action. It is something that moves a person into action and continues him in the course of action enthusiastically. Definition According to Dalton E. McFarland , “Motivation refers to the way in which urges, drives, desires, aspirations, strivings or needs direct, control or explain the behavior of human beings” Dubin has defined motivation as “the complex of forces starting and keeping a person at work in an organisation. Motivation is something that moves the person to action and continues him in the course of action already initiated” Maslow's theory of Hierarchy of Needs Abraham Maslow Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs is one of the best-known theories of motivation. Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a theory of motivation which states that five categories of human needs dictate an individual’s behavior. Abraham Maslow first introduced the concep...