The health of an organization depends largely on the motivational
forces operating within its personnel. Motivation is concerned with why
people choose to do one thing rather than another, at certain times than
others and also with the amount of effort or intensity of action that
people put into their activities. Motivation can be defined as the will to
do, the urge to achieve goals and the drive to excel. Motivators are forces
that increase job satisfaction and induce individuals to perform and
are underpinned by the individual’s values, beliefs, attitudes, needs and
goals. Performance could be viewed as the result of the additive or even
multiplying effect that motivation could have on a person’s numerous
capabilities. It is therefore natural, that maximum attention is paid at
supervisory level to motivate their team members.
Needs and Motivation
The behavior of an individual at a particular time is influenced
by his or her needs. Need is a condition of lacking or requiring some
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necessary thing, either physically or (now) psychologically; destitution,
lack of the means of subsistence or of necessaries, poverty. Need is
an internal state that makes certain outcomes appear attractive. The
strongest need is likely to have the greatest influence on employees’
behavior. Motivation is said to relate to need in that a person with a
