ABSTRACT
A supervisor must take a multitude of factors into consideration when trying to understand the process of motivation. Central to that understanding is the human equation. A motive energizes one to take action and concerns itself with the choices one makes about goaldirected behavior. A motive causes one to act in a specific way as opposed to other options. Motives are the why of human behavior ( Berryman-Fink & Fink, 2007 ). The preponderance of problems confronting an organization is unmistakably those identified as phenomena involving human conduct. Advances in physical and biological technology have not even identified what constitutes human behavior, much less presented a solution to understanding this complex area. There is a need for a technology of behavior, but this has not evolved and we seem to know little more about human behavior today than we did a century ago. Notwithstanding, supervisors must deal constantly with both acceptable and unacceptable behavior.
