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motivation

B2Frequent NGSL-3
UK /ˌməʊtɪˈveɪʃn/US /ˌməʊtɪˈveɪʃn/
noun

the reason why somebody does something or behaves in a particular way

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This year, Mickey was invited by a Harvard professor to speak to first-year MBA students about Rakuten and share his motivations.

Hiroshi Mikitani Talks Englishnization at Harvard Business School

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