What is motivation in management? significance of motivation. What motivates an Individual? 

Definition - Motivation is that feeling or inspirational process within an individual which prompts him/her to take action to achieve desired goal. every person has needs and desires these needs and desired are called motives these motives inspire persons behaviour towards achievement of the goal and objective on the other word we can say that motivation is an element which force person to put his her energy efforts knowledge and skills to perform things in our particular way motivation place and important role in the life of every individual when individual feels hopeless and unable to take action for the to achieve his her goals motivation post person to take action and create hope that he can do the work he has ability to achieve the desired goal in the organization after making plan manager or leader must motivate employees to take action to achieve the desired goal of the organization motivation in hands productive and willing to take action towards achieving the objective. 


Significance of Motivation

1.Higher efficiency 
2.Low absenteeism 
3.Facilitate change 
4.Human relations 

1.Higher efficiency:-  higher efficiency needs in every field weather it is individual goals for an organization goal motivation helps and individual person or an organization to release the immense talents and ability a good motivational system helps person to convert ability to work into will to work

2. Low absenteeism:-  motivation leads to job satisfaction and high moral of people and employee which reduces absent of worker motivational motivated people have higher commitment and loyalty towards the work they still longer and more functional

3. Facilitate change:-  motivated people easily accept the changes Negativity can be reduced by motivation motivated person loans better and favour the development of the field sometime they suggest development themselves. 
4. Human relations motivation helps to build good human relation if we talk about organization high level motivation results harmonious relation between employee and employer with the result they understand each other and support to achieve common goal and objective. 

What motivates and individual?

Man is a social creature who wants recognition and status in society through his work man has several needs which he see wants to fulfill these needs can be fulfill either financial support or non financial support this weekend say that the two factors are plays an important role to motivate an individual

1.Financial Intensive 
  • Money

2.Non- financial intensive
  • Competition
  •  praise 
  • group incentive 
  • workers participation
  •  knowledge of the results 
  • opportunity for growth 
  • suggestion system