Bauer and Erdrogen (2009) define motivation as “the desire to achieve a goal or a certain level of performance, leading to goal-directed behavior” (p.97). McConnell (2006) argues that true motivation is self-motivation. Today, healthcare organizations place great importance on production and performance. However, employee motivation is a common challenge faced by healthcare managers and Bauer and Erdrogen (2009) state that it is also one of the factors that greatly affect performance. McConnell (2006) states that managers cannot motivate their employees; however, they can provide an environment that encourages employees to motivate themselves. Most employees are motivated; However, healthcare managers are constantly making various efforts in their workplace to encourage increased performance among employees who are not performing well. It is therefore important for managers to be aware of “what motivates people?” and “Why do some employees try to achieve their goals and strive for excellence while others just show up to work and clock the hours?” » (Bauer and Erdogen, 2009, p.98). There has been a lot of research on motivation and as a result, many theories have evolved. There are several theories about motivation. These theories are classified as either content theories (needs-based) or process theories. Udechukwu (2009) states that motivation process theories focus on the needs or values ​​that promote job satisfaction. Adam's Equity Theory, Vroom's Expectancy Theory, Skinner's Reinforcement Theory, and Locke's Goal Setting Theory fall under the process theories of the motivation category. On the other hand, content theories of motivation focus on "the particular needs that must be met for an individual to be satisfied with his or her job" (Udechukwu, 200...... middle of article ......p managers understand employee behavior as it relates to motivation Works Cited T & Erdrogen .B (2009). the new health care supervisor (4th ed.): Jones and Bartlett editorsMind tools (nd). Herzberg's motivation and hygiene factors: learn to motivate your team. .mindtools.com/pages. /article/newTMM_74.htm#Sadri, G. and Bowen, R. (2011) Maslow's hierarchy of needs remains a reliable guide to motivating staff: IE, 43(10), 44-. 48. Extracted from EBSCOhost.Udechukwu, II (2009). 82. Taken from EBSCOhost.