ABSTRACT
Considerable attention has been paid to how the organization of work bears on the matter of respect for individual integrity. In particular, much attention has been paid to the assaultive aspects of work settings. Attention has also been paid to how those responsible for the organization and oversight of work can best motivate others to do the work that needs to be done. Less attention has been paid, however, to the matter of the capacity of the individual to do work that engages the self and its creative potential, or to the related matter of what motivates individuals to shun work that does so and pursue alternative ends in work. In this book, I consider the problem of the individual's capacity to do work that engages the self and how impairment in that capacity leads individuals to seek work organized to achieve other ends.
