Which of the following pairs of an author and his definition of motiv…

The correct answer is Option (3) → Dubin – Motivation is a complex force starting with keeping a person at work in an organisation.

Option (1) William G. Scout – Motivation refers to the way in which urges, drives, desires, aspirations, strivings or needs direct, control and explain the behaviour of human beings. — Incorrect. This definition, on urges, drives, desires and needs, is Mc Farland’s. William G. Scout defined motivation as a process of stimulating people to action to accomplish desired goals.

Option (2) Mc Farland – Motivation is a process which begins with a physiological or psychological need or deficiency which triggers behaviour. — Incorrect. The definition that begins with a physiological or psychological need is Fred Luthans’s. Mc Farland’s definition is about urges, drives and needs that direct behaviour.

Option (3) Dubin – Motivation is a complex force starting with keeping a person at work in an organisation. — Correct. Dubin called motivation a complex force that keeps a person at work in an organisation. It moves the person to action and keeps him going in the action already started.

Option (4) Fred Luthans – Motivation means a process of stimulating people to action to accomplish desired goals. — Incorrect. ‘A process of stimulating people to action to accomplish desired goals’ is William G. Scout’s definition. Fred Luthans’s begins with a need or deficiency that triggers behaviour.