MOTIVATION

Motivation



Table of Contents

Definition3

Sources of Motivation4

Extrinsic Factors4

Intrinsic Factors4

Relationship between Motivation and Behavior5

Goal Setting5

Self-Determination6

Motivation is exhibited in Behavior6

Motivation

Definition

Motivation is a concept that many have attempted to explain throughout history. Motivation can be defined as a driving force that initiates and directs behavior. This concept, for many, is crucial to understand because motivation relates to understanding the reasons why people do what they do. There has been a great deal of interest in this construct in diverse areas such as coaching, teaching, and business; it has also been studied extensively within the field of psychology. While there are a number of theories that have been put forth to explain motivation, there are a few major theories and particular aspects of changing the performance environment and climate that can serve to enhance performance.

Many theories of motivation have credited human nature with influencing motivation to the greatest degree. Early theories, like instinct theory, suggest that motivation is human nature influenced by biological needs or instinct (Schultheiss & Wirth, 2008). More recent theories have suggested that people have more control over their motivation and that motivation can be shaped by the interactions people have with their environments.

Motivation is the energy that drives us. Without it, everything seems dull, gray and featureless; and we have no interest in anything. Motivation, generally defined as a feeling of despair at the obstacles, or as a state of anguish and loss of enthusiasm or energy provision. Although the motivation may be seen as a consequence of normal people when they are blocked or limited their aspirations for various reasons, has a consequence that must be prevented.

Sources of Motivation

The sources of motivation include the intrinsic and extrinsic factors. The first comes from the personal understanding of the world and the second coming of the external incentive factors.

Extrinsic Factors

The source of motivation that is extrinsic factors may include the following;

- The money

- Working time

- Travel

- Cars

- Dinners

- Material goods

All these factors can increase or decrease in the space around the individual, however, it depends on the intrinsic meaning of the person what it does. If it is true, so-called extrinsic factors also depend on this interpretation of the person; they can change dramatically from a very fast while the intrinsic need a job more suited to assimilation mind of the individual (Smith, 1992). Intrinsic factors deal with the desires of people to do things by considering them important or interesting.

Intrinsic Factors

This motivation is of a higher order than extrinsic because, in it, the work provides the most conducive to better develop our skills, increase opportunities for our perfection and deploy the human horizon ahead. In this case, the work is intrinsically motivating. Only a culture that values ??positive view of work (not positive as a means to anything but positive for them) will be able to achieve ever higher productivity (Reiss, 2000).

Relationship between Motivation and Behavior

The motivation behavior relationship is based on the following theories that are described below;

Goal Setting

Goal setting theory reflects a ...