The relationship between age and motivation appears to be complex. Marginal to the
other variables in the models, with advancing participant age is associated with a heightened
emphasis on company growth (an intrinsic element) and job security (extrinsic) but also a
lower emphasis with other interpersonal relationships (extrinsic) and self-growth (intrinsic).
Employees at smaller firms are somewhat more concerned with company brand and
employee empowerment, and less concerned with fair evaluation. Relative to the base industry category of manufacturing, respondents in real estate and general services are less
enticed by three of the eight extrinsic items, while respondents in the finance sector differ
from their manufacturing counterparts with respect to one.