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Peanuts and monkeys

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If supervisors complain about the poor motivation of their staff and offer the “explanation” that if you pay people peanuts, you get monkeys, dismiss them immediately.

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© 2012 Adrian Furnham

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Furnham, A. (2012). Peanuts and monkeys. In: The Talented Manager. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230369764_45

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