The term motivation is derived from the word motive. Motive implies action to satisfy a need, want, and desire. Motive prompts a person to do something. Numerous definitions have been given by different thinkers.
- According to William G. Scott : “Motivation means a process of stimulating people to act to accomplish desired goals.”
- In the option of M. J. Jucius : “Motivation is the act of stimulating someone or oneself to get a desired course of action.”
- According to McFarland : “Motivation refers to the way in which urges, drives, desires, aspirations, strivings, needs direct control or explain the behaviour of human beings.”
- In the words of William Glueck : “Motivation is an internal situation that keeps human behaviour alive, streamed and active.”
Thus, motivation is the need or reason that makes people to work or take action. It includes the processes and forces in an individual that influence or encourage him to act or not to act in particular ways, towards achievement of goals contributing up to his/her maximum potential.
