Bhola concluded from this that money doesn't matter to the bulk of the Indian village weavers and that he should try some other method of motivation. A Typical Hierarchy Look at the following diagram that reflects the top hierarchy of a medium-sized firm. A Typical Hierarchy 6. School Bus Drivers School bus drivers do a job with much responsibility, but relatively low skill requirements. Professional golfers have a great deal of skill, but little responsibility is associated with playing professional golf.
Successful golfers receive much higher compensation than school bus drivers.
As an extension, consider setting salaries of workers in different occupations in the same firm. For example, nurses and electricians employed by the same hospital do different jobs with different characteristics.