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What is Motivation ?  

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What is Motivation ? The current day and age is suddenly very concerned with staff management, and it has become a very big issue in the workplace. Motivation is probably the most important factor of the whole concept of management. The actual definition of the word 'motivation' is doing a job because you want to do it. This is simple enough but people are now producing theories on how change the attitudes of those who do not have this kind of motivation in their job. Most people would agree that you can't actually motivate someone else, you can only create a situation in which he/she can be motivated. Needs and Expectations In order for an employee to be motivated, his/her needs and expectations must be met. There are three categories for needs and expectations. They are : 1) Economic rewards - such as pay, benefits, pension rights, material goods and security. This is...

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