Motivation in Bangladesh Public Sector

Introduction:
Motivation is an individual characteristics or trait that make people accomplish a work in a higher degree of intensity and persistence toward a specific direction. Motivation in Organization is an important factor whether it is intrinsic or extrinsic (Deci, 2000). The word motivation has got its root from the word ‘motivate’ which means to move, push or influence someone to forward with fulfilment of a want (Kamalian, 2010). According to Bartol and Martin (1998) motivation is a power that strengthens behavior, paves route to behavior, and triggers the tendency to continue (Fard, 2010). As we know there are several theories and notion regarding motivation where some people argues that it is a completely intrinsic trait of the individual. Again some describe it as the empowerment from environment and the other group belief that different people need different types of motivational factors (Robbins, 2014). Among various motivational theories the following two case studies of Bangladesh interact with Maslow’s hierarchy need theory and Herzberg’s two factors theory of needs.

Maslow’s Hierarchy Theory:
Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of need theory is the best-known theory of motivation. Every human being has a hierarchy of five needs where right after the fulfilment of a need or demand, the next need becomes most influential, he argued. These are Physiological needs, safety needs, social needs, esteem needs, self-actualization need.
Applications of hierarchy need theory in Public Sector of Bangladesh:
Bangladesh, a developing country of South Asia has a number of 1,194,449 employees in public sector (Bangladesh, 2013 , GoB, 2012). Though work motivation has got relatively less attention in public sector (Bradley, 2001), for different public organizations and departments government has designed and applied various