Motivation is defined as the desire to achieve a goal or a certain performance level, leading to goal-directed behavior. When refer to someone as being motivated, it means that the person is trying hard to accomplish a certain task. Motivation is clearly important if someone is to perform well; however, it is not sufficient. Ability—or having the skills and knowledge required to perform the job—is also important and is sometimes the key determinant of effectiveness. Finally, environmental factors such as having the resources, information, and support one needs to perform well are critical to determine performance. At different times, one of these three factors may be the key to high performance. For example, for an employee sweeping the floor,
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He says that five universal needs motivate a person. He arranges them as:
Physiological or Basic needs
According to Anyim (2012) physiological or basic needs are the basic need of a person. It includes as driving force. This is also called felt need. This need causes physiological tension which is shown by any body’s behaviour. This can be reduced by eating something.
Chintalloo and Mahadeo (2013) also explain physiological needs. According to them physiological needs basically is satisfied the basic need of human. Physiological needs or basic needs also called biological needs. Maslow said when a person fulfilled the basic, physiological or biological needs him move up the next level. For example: Food, shelter, clothes, sleeping and breathing etc.
Safety needs
Safety needs is the needs for shelter and protection. In this need a person needs security, stability and dependency. In this a humans needs freedom from anxiety law and order and structure. This need is also called security needs. For examples the employee’s or the worker’s in a private organization demand that the organization or company must be provide their job security, health security and promoting safety. And nowadays private organizations also provide the promoting safety and health plan, and emergency fun and accident cover’s …show more content…
It includes love and belongings. Usually man’s needs love and care. These needs can be fulfilled by interaction with co-worker and colleagues. For example, the feelings of friendship, feelings of love, caring of family or relative etc.
At work build a good relation with group fellow or colleagues. For promoting the team work and achieving the organizational goal the managers could force the workers that they must be works in groups or in a team.
Esteem needs
Esteem needs are also known as egoistic needs. In this a man needs self-respect and the esteem of other. Man needs or reputation, prestige, status, fame, glory, dominance and recognition etc.
Esteem needs are difficult to satisfy in some industries. In an organization a manager should be respectively treat their employees. And the workers should also respect the policies or the law of the organization. The worker’s also respect each other. Example of these needs is the achievement and confidence.
Self-actualization needs
This is the highest need. A man wants self-realization and self-development and desire to be able to do something. Morality, acceptance of facts, lack of prejudice, creativity, spontaneity and problem solving are all examples of self - actualization needs.
Herzberg’s Two-Factor
He says that five universal needs motivate a person. He arranges them as:
Physiological or Basic needs
According to Anyim (2012) physiological or basic needs are the basic need of a person. It includes as driving force. This is also called felt need. This need causes physiological tension which is shown by any body’s behaviour. This can be reduced by eating something.
Chintalloo and Mahadeo (2013) also explain physiological needs. According to them physiological needs basically is satisfied the basic need of human. Physiological needs or basic needs also called biological needs. Maslow said when a person fulfilled the basic, physiological or biological needs him move up the next level. For example: Food, shelter, clothes, sleeping and breathing etc.
Safety needs
Safety needs is the needs for shelter and protection. In this need a person needs security, stability and dependency. In this a humans needs freedom from anxiety law and order and structure. This need is also called security needs. For examples the employee’s or the worker’s in a private organization demand that the organization or company must be provide their job security, health security and promoting safety. And nowadays private organizations also provide the promoting safety and health plan, and emergency fun and accident cover’s …show more content…
It includes love and belongings. Usually man’s needs love and care. These needs can be fulfilled by interaction with co-worker and colleagues. For example, the feelings of friendship, feelings of love, caring of family or relative etc.
At work build a good relation with group fellow or colleagues. For promoting the team work and achieving the organizational goal the managers could force the workers that they must be works in groups or in a team.
Esteem needs
Esteem needs are also known as egoistic needs. In this a man needs self-respect and the esteem of other. Man needs or reputation, prestige, status, fame, glory, dominance and recognition etc.
Esteem needs are difficult to satisfy in some industries. In an organization a manager should be respectively treat their employees. And the workers should also respect the policies or the law of the organization. The worker’s also respect each other. Example of these needs is the achievement and confidence.
Self-actualization needs
This is the highest need. A man wants self-realization and self-development and desire to be able to do something. Morality, acceptance of facts, lack of prejudice, creativity, spontaneity and problem solving are all examples of self - actualization needs.
Herzberg’s Two-Factor