It is becoming increasingly clear that workers are extremely interested in the purpose behind their work. Many of us think about monetary rewards as the primary motivator behind work. Money is absolutely a motivator, especially until a worker's primary obligations (housing, health care, food, etc.) have been met. Once a worker makes enough for money to be "taken off the table," primary motivation and job satisfaction are derived by the degree of autonomy allowed in their jo

I had the opportunity to speak with a group of about 60 juniors and seniors at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland yesterday. That in itself isn't unusual since I am on the faculty at this school. What was unusual, for me at least, is that this wasn't a class. In fact this group was the Phi Chi Theta co-ed business fraternity. This group was interesting in that the female members happily refer to themselves as "brothers." I was perfectly