Abstract
Motivation can be defined as internal and external factors that stimulate desire and energy in people to be continually interested in and committed to a job, and to exert persistent effort in attaining a goal.
As a matter of fact, it appears that no one can actually truly motivate others. People can do their best to ensure all the conditions are fulfilled to enable others to motivate themselves, but no one can actively be the self-starter of others' motivating process. Such a process therefore seems to be exclusively personal, depending on both intrinsic value system and extrinsic data such as environment.
This report analyses four motivation drives and the role of the direct manager in employees' motivation process.
