Meaning of Motivation :
Motivation is a psychological energy which inspires the people to achieve organisational goals. Motivation is said to be the cause of behaviour. It is the cause which makes people to do things. Motivation minimises the difference between the performance of the work of a person and capacity to do the work.
According to Stanley Vance, “Any need or desire that makes people to do some work.” Main Features of Motivation :
1. It is a continuous process.
2. It is a psychological concept.
3. It satisfies human needs/ wants.
4. Only human resources can be motivated.
5. Motivational techniques can either be positive or negative.
6. Motivation produces goal-oriented behaviour.
7. Motivation is an enerising force.
8. Motivation is not the cause of satisfaction rather it is the result.
9. Motivation is a psychological concept that is concerned with whole individual, i.e. whole individual is motivated.
10. Motivation is different from morale.
11. Motivation is both cause and effect of an organisation’s success.
