The Shadow Side of Wealth and Money: Loss, Regret, and Negative Utility
Money and the accumulation of Wealth. Money and Wealth are also inevitably interwoven with loss and regret. Furthermore, the…
Your Money or Your Life: The Psychology of Money and Its Prioritization
I consider the psychological factors that lead to the frequent prioritization of money in our lives. The authors I will cite…
Why is Money of Value? The Psychology of Wealth and Its Accumulation
Why is money of value? The obvious answer is that this question is nothing more than a tautology. Money is a representation …
The Psychology of Worth V: Raising Children/Engaging a Project
We provide care (generativity) so that our children might remain hopeful and healthy. This deep caring enables us to feel wo…
The Psychology of Worth IV: Generativity and Deep Caring
Multiple priorities emerge at different times during specific developmental periods. These choices and priorities can lead u…
The Psychology of Worth III: Community and the Heart
In seeking to portray community-based Worth, I turn to wisdom provided by several historians (expanding the temporal horizon…
The Psychology of Worth II: Capitalism and Work
In what ways do we determine Worth based on the accumulation of wealth? How does the capitalistic Pull toward profitability …
The Psychology of Worth I: Control and Work
I consider Worth as it relates to an individual’s sense of contributing to the world constructively and tangibly. Worth, in …
CAPITAL AND WORKER VALUES: WHAT MATTERS IN AN ORGANIZATION?
[Note: This is a revised chapter from The Postmodern Organization, a book I wrote 32 years ago. While we might assume that t…