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This research proposes three research questions and analyzes responses from a questionnaire survey of 137 researchers, 402 engineers and 195 technical staff members. The first set of question items is to determine if there are different motivators working among the three groups surveyed. The purpose of the second question items is to reveal if there is an evidence of a positive relationship between one's reference group and achievement. The last question investigates the relationship between one's reference group and motivator factors.
The research findings are the following:(1) despite of similar motivators for each job category there are some critical differences existing among the three groups, (2) there is a positive relationship between being cosmopolitan and local, and the individual level of achievement, (3) each reference group demonstrates critical differences in their relations to motivators. The overall facts reveal that the different job category of workers need different approaches to HRM practices.
