Self Actualization under Capitalism LO14278

Michael A. Schwartz (mike@cop.health.ufl.edu)
Thu, 10 Jul 1997 10:05:28 EST5EDT

Responding to LO14173

Tom Petzinger noted: "Wealth is only one motivation of humans, and if we
are to trust Maslow it isnot the highest. In my work I find that when you
plumb just below the surface, even the most avaricious entrepreneurs find
their very identities in the work itself. "

It has been my observation, at least in the academic world, that salaries
are not the prime motivators - in fact I believe I have seen surveys that
show salary ranking about fifth or sixth - until they drop (relative to
peers) below a certain threshold, when they move up to number one.

Michael A. Schwartz
University of Florida
College of Pharmacy
Box 100496, HSC
Gainesville, FL 32610
Phone:(352) 392-9145
FAX: (352) 392-7782
E-MAIL: MIKE@COP.HEALTH.UFL.EDU

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