The Psychologists have come up with the two major types of
motivation under the influence of which, the employees work hard in a corporate
firm. There is an intrinsic motivation and an extrinsic motivation. Simply put,
the intrinsic motivation is the one under which a person performs well out of
his personal and inborn lust for success. It can be out of sense of achievement
or a hope of standing out of the crowd that he does well at the workplace. Those
motivated intrinsically believe in their abilities and strive to attain their
goals without relying on other factors. They always want to be at the top. The
intrinsically motivated people usually become the CEO’s of the firms using
their abilities.
On the other hand, the extrinsic motivation includes the
external sources of motivation as in the form of reward, incentive, promotion
etc. Similarly, a person is said to be
extrinsically motivated if he works hard just to avoid any punishment like
demotion, firing from the job etc. According to the latest research, the over
enforcement of extrinsic motivation leads to the reduction of intrinsic
motivation. Most of the successful corporations around the globe tend to
motivate their employees using on the basis of this psychological behavior of
the employees. Since it is nothing tangible, sometimes, the application becomes
very complex. However, the importance of the motivation types cannot be neglected
as they do exist in the human nature depending upon the personal and social
background.
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