Features of Motivation:

(a) Internal feeling.

(b) Produces goal directed behaviour.

(c) Can be positive or negative.

(d) Complex process

Detailed Answer:

Features of Motivation:

(a) Motivation is an internal feeling. The urge, drives, desires, aspirations, striving or needs of human being, which are internal, influence human behaviour. For example, People may have the urge for possessing a motorbike, comfortable house, reputation in the society. These urges are internal to an individual.

(b) Motivation produces goal directed behaviour. -For example, The promotion in the job may be given to the employee with the objective of improving his performance. If the employee is interested in promotion, it helps to produce behaviour to improve performance.

(c) Motivation can be either positive or negative. Positive motivation provides positive rewards like increase in pay, promotion, recognition etc., Negative motivation uses negative means like punishment, stopping increments, threatening etc. which also may induce a Person to act in the desired way.

(d) Motivation is a complex process as the individuals are heterogeneous in their expectations, perceptions and reactions. Any type of motivation may not have uniform effect on all the members.