Patterns & Metaphors

Remunerative power

Other Names:
Utilitarian
Template:
Based on control over material resources and rewards: such as salaries, commissions, fringe benefits, services and commodities.
[Advantages] Clearly recognisable benefits that influence behaviour directly especially of "calculative" participants.
[Disadvantages] An inflationary process, can lead to a tendency towards the need to escalate the rewards continually to maintain power. The problem of correctly identifying the appropriate reward for each group. The short life of the motivation that is generated on this contractual basis.