Motivation

Presented by
Irshad
Sunil
 Contents
• Meaning of Motivation
• Concept of Motivation
• Motivation Theories
• Employees Motivation
• Dist b/w Morale & motivation
• Conclusion
 Motivation
• Motivation is derived from the Latin word
movere, “to move.” The Merriam-Webster
dictionary defines motivation (root motive) as
“something (as a need or desire) that causes a
person to act” while motivate is defined as
“the object influencing a choice or prompting
an action.”
 Motivation
• Motivation refers to a set of forces that
energise people to behave in certain ways
• Motivation is necessary to accomplish tasks
to produce quality goods and for other related
purposes
 Definition of Motivation

According to Brech, “Motivation is a general

inspiration process which gets the members of
the team to pull their weight effectively, to
give their loyalty to the group, to carry out
properly the tasks they have accepted and
generally to play an effective part in the job
that the group has undertaken”
 Concept of Motivation
• “You can buy a man’s time,you can buy a man’s
physical presence at a given place,but you can not
buy his enthusiasm,intiative and loyalty.”
• Motivation aims at transforming the ability to do into
‘the will to do’.
• Performance of specific task is a
P= f(S,M)
 Cont…

Needs

Goals

Drives
 Motivation Theories

• Maslow ’s Need Hierarchy theory-

This model of Hierarchy of Needs indicate the

propositions about human behaviour.
Maslow’s Need Hierarchy Related to
the Job

Self-
Actualization

Esteem

Belongingness, Social,
and Love

Safety and Security

Physiological
 Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs
• This theory points out that the people are motivated
by unfulfilled needs. It also states that once a
particular need is satisfied, it ceases to be a
motivating factor.
• Maslow pointed out that as lower level needs are
satisfied, upper level needs replace them and become
important.
 Mc Gregor’s Theory

• Theory X
• This theory is also referred as “the
authoritarian management style”,

Theory X offered by McGregor assumes that employees

dislike work, are lazy, seek to avoid responsibility,
and must be coerced to perform. It is a negative view
about people.
A manager who view employees
from theory X perspective believes.

• Employees dislike work and, whenever possible, will attempt

to avoid it.
• Because employees dislike work, they must be coerced,
controlled, or threatened with punishment to achieve desired
goals.
• As employees are lazy they do not want responsibilities and
have no ambition.
• Individuals prefer to be directed and want security above
everything else.
• Management that believes in
theory-X assumptions, creates stick-
and-carrot approach based firms
 with restrictive discipline and 
pervasive  controls.

• Managers tend towards theory x,

and generally get poor results.
 Theory Y

• This theory is also refered as “the participative

management style”

• Theory Y assumes that employees are creative, seek

responsibility, and can exercise self-direction. It is a
positive view about people.
A manager who view employees
from a Theory Y perspective belives.

• The average employee likes work, and is self-

motivated.

• Employees will apply self-control and self-direction

in the pursuit of organisational objectives, without
external control or the threat of punishment.
• Employees can learn to not only accept but
seek greater responsibility.

• If individuals are given freedom there is

opportunity to increase productivity.
• Management that believes in
theory-Y assumptions, creates
trust based firms with
empowered employees.
• Managers use theory y, which
produces better performance
and results, and allows people to
grow and develop.
 Employees motivation

• What is the 'primary aim' of your company?

• What obstacles stop employees performing to best
effect?
• Do employees feel empowered?
• Are employee goals and company goals aligned?
• How do employees feel about the company
• How involved are employees in company
development?
 Dist b/w Morale & motivation

• Motivation is individualistic while Morale is a group

instinct.
• Morale is on various favorable attitudes while
motivation is intrinsic.
• Morale the mental and emotional condition of a
group with regard to the function or tasks at hand
while motivation is act of stimulating someone to get
a desired goal.
 Conclusion

To motivate employees in organization is not is easy,

but we give motivation and morale of employees in
right time and right way then individual and
organization can achieved desire goals.
Any Questions ??
• Motivational thoughts:

• A winner never quits and a quitter never wins, is a

valuable application in every type of situation.

• Patience and understanding allow us to learn from the

mistakes of others without criticizing them.

• The value of knowledge is qualified and quantified when

knowledge is put into action.

•  There are good times and bad times, happy times and
sad times, they go together.
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