Paul R. Lawrence Quote

The positive and negative consequences of the various kinds of globalization and of economic growth versus economic stagnation are consistent with the Renewed Darwinism Theory's proposition that one's sense of dA fulfillment is relative to that of other people to whom one compares oneself. The innate insatiable drive to acquire cannot be fulfilled, even by a steady increase in wealth, if one is steadily falling behind others. This may be illogical—a Porsche is a Porsche, no matter what's parked in the driveway next door—but it is the way our minds have evolved to work.

Excerpt from: "The Drive to Acquire's Impact on Globalization," at hbswk.hbs.edu, 23 august 2010. - Driven to Lead: Good, Bad, and Misguided Leadership, 2010