Question

Define motivation.

Answer 1

Motivation is the word derived from the word ‘motive’ which means needs, desires, wants or drives within the individuals. It is the process of stimulating people to actions to accomplish their goals.

Answer 2

• It refers to the way in which urges, drives, desires, aspirations, stirrings or needs direct, control or explain the behaviour of human beings. - Dalton E. McFarland
• Motivation is an inspirational process which impels the members of the team to pull their weight effectively, to give their loyalty to the group, to carry out properly the tasks that they have accepted and generally to play an effective part in the job that the group has undertaken. - E.F.L. Brech