What best explains people's willingness to work hard?

Introduction Why do people work hard? When motives are present, which are internal drives and energies of an individual which direct behaviour, they are then willing to work. The behaviour directed results in outcomes and any single outcome may be the result of multiple motives. Motivation of the employees is one of the most important issues facing companies today. The need to instil the employees with motivation is becoming ever more important especially with the …showed first 75 words of 2477 total…

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