THE MEANING OF MONEY: AN INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCE PERSPECTIVE.

The authors discuss individual differences in the meanings people attach to money. They briefly review the management theory and research that describe money as a motivator and how attitudes about pay influence behavior. Following this is a section on money as an individual-difference construct, how it is defined and measured, and to what it is related. The authors conclude the article with a discussion of how an understanding of this individual-difference variable can further their theory, research, and practice in the areas of human resource management and organizational behavior. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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