Concept of Motivation
The term ‘motivation’ has been derived from the word ‘motive’. Motive may be defined as an inner state of our mind that activates and directs our behaviour. It makes us move to act. It is always internal to us and is externalized via our behaviour. Motivation is one’s willingness to exert efforts towards the accomplishment of his/her goal. Definitions Fred Luthans defined motivation as a “process that starts with a physiological or psychological deficiency or need that activates behaviour or a drive that is aimed at a goal or incentive” . According to Stephen P. Robbins “motivation is the willingness to exert high levels of efforts toward organisational goals, conditioned by the effort ability to satisfy some individual need”. Importance of motivation Organisations are run by people . Hence, mangers cannot afford to avoid a concern with human behaviour at work. This is because the motivated employees are more productive and quality- conscious than apathetic ones. Motivation as a perva