Zero-sum mentality is the term used in community psychology to describe a way of thinking that hinges on the notion that "there must be one winner and one loser, for every gain there is a loss." Differing schools of thought believe that social justice is best attained through cooperative negotiation.
In a business world:
- 0 sum: pay more to workers, you own less / pay less to workers, you get more
Famous quotes containing the word mentality:
“Its idea of “production value” is spending a million dollars dressing up a story that any good writer would throw away. Its vision of the rewarding movie is a vehicle for some glamour-puss with two expressions and eighteen changes of costume, or for some male idol of the muddled millions with a permanent hangover, six worn-out acting tricks, the build of a lifeguard, and the mentality of a chicken-strangler.”
—Raymond Chandler (1888–1959)