Open AccessINVESTIGATION INTO MOTIVATION: SIGNIFICANCE, TYPES AND THEORIES
Author(s) -
Atul Kumar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
epra international journal of economics, business and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2347-4378
DOI - 10.36713/epra5993
Subject(s) - goal theory , motivation theory , intrinsic motivation , work motivation , cognitive evaluation theory , psychology , self determination theory , need for achievement , work (physics) , social psychology , knowledge management , cognitive psychology , computer science , engineering , political science , mechanical engineering , autonomy , law
Motivation plays a vital role in execution of work. It refers to those vibes that pushes a person at work to use his potentialities to perform for the achievement of his personal or organisational goals. Every individual perform activities to get something in return. The level of motivation affects individuals performances if he is highly motivated he would try to achieve his objectives in most efficient and rapid ways. This paper tries to highlight the significance, Extrinsic and intrinsic types of motivation and theories of motivation. This Paper focuses on the intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and give detailed information about different theories of motivation. In organisations managers try to motivate their employees so they can utilise their potentials in best possible ways.