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Presented To;

GROUP OF EAGLES
NASIR KHAN AAMIR RAZA SADIA GULL MADEEHA ZUBAIR AAMIR SAIF-ULLAH
M.B.A (Regular) Sec

Pr. Kashif Ammar
University of Sargodha

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University of Sargodha

Definition of Motivation
According to Edwin B Flippo, ―Motivation is the process of attempting to influence others to do their work through the possibility of gain or reward. The definition of motivation is to give reason, incentive, enthusiasm, or interest that causes a specific action or certain behavior. Motivation is present in every life function. Simple acts such as eating are motivated by hunger. Educatio n is motivated by desire for knowledge. Motivators can be anything from reward to coercion. From the scientific viewpoint, by most accounts, motivation is defined as an inner state of need or desire. That state of desire creates a movement or activity towards satisfying that desire. In my never-ending quest to spread the word about turning ideas into action, I view inspiration as the state of mind that primes us to come up with great ideas, and motivation as the state of mind that spurs us to action.

Concept of Motivation
In order to understand the concept of motivation, we have to examine three terms : motive, motivating and motivation and their relationship

Motive
―A motive is an inner state that energizes, activates, or moves and directs behavior towards goals.‖

Motivating
―Motivating is a term which implies that one person includes another, to engage in action by ensuring that a channel to satisfy the motive becomes available and accessible to the individ ual.‖

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Motivation
Dubin has defined motivation as;
―Motivation is the complex force starting and keeping a person at work in an organization. Motivation is something that moves the person to action, and continues him in the course of action already initiated‖

According to McFarland;
―Motivation refers to the way in which urges, drives, aspirations,

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