Which is more important, material motivation or spiritual motivation?

In the process of enterprise management, we should not only form a restraint mechanism, but also improve the incentive mechanism to stimulate the enthusiasm of employees to make contributions. William Manchester, an American entrepreneur, described his experience as an infantryman during World War II and said, "A man will not sell his life to you, but he will give it to you for a gold medal."

Enterprises should not only give employees opportunities to contribute, but also create conditions for employees to contribute. An American business owner removed the lock of the equipment warehouse, and employees could take the parts home for experiments. Scientific research equipment has not been lost, but scientific research achievements have emerged one after another.

Gao Jinhua, Slogan Management, Economic World, No.6, 1999, pp. 45-46. (Editor: Yin Zhonghui)