Work motivators of early and mid-career personnel are central to human resource administration. Among
others, multinational organisations need to know, "How unique is the structure of Australian work-
reward preferences?" A tentative answer derives from a comparison of Australian and American thirtyish
executives who are pursuing a part-time Master of Business Administration (MBA) program.
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