In some ways, U.S. business has come a long way from the "leave your
             brain at the gate" era. Supervisors can no longer get by with saying "Do
             it because I said so," and executivesâ€"some of them at leastâ€"expect input
             from their managers, and reward them for providing it. After the
             introduction of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in business schools, there was
             at least an awareness that modern people are motivated by lots besides
             fear. Understanding the bases of motivation has done a lot to change the
             way companies reward their employees. At MRI Center, motivation is
             expected to be intrinsic to a great degree, because it is an organization
             employing mainly professionals in their fields. But there is always room
             for reward and encouragement, and MRI Center provides both.
             Relationship of human needs to motivation
             Survival needs are being met by paychecks, and they are not otherwise
             addressed at MRI Center. But social needs play a role in some of the
             rewards. "To belong and be accepted by others" is the core definition of
             this need. (Thinkers, 1999) In the workplace, that means that man as a
             social being' wants to belong to more than just the company as a whole;
             belonging to a specific work group is also not only necessary in terms of
             getting the work done, but desirable in terms of fulfilling employee needs
             and thereby motivating them. One of the group's employees may belong to is
             a mentoring group. This helps both old and new employees. Many workplace
             gurus have recommended a formal program of mentoring. One believes that "
             coaches' can do a better job helping employees build careers within the
             company than the employees' managers, who are too busy handling technical
             issuesâ€." (Scheier, 1997) Whether or not career building is enhanced, MRI
             Center new employees like to know there is a volunteer' to whom they can
             bring bo...