Relation To Other Theories
The power process is much like Jon Elster's theory of self-realization. Elster notes that key requirements of a job that provides self-realization include autonomy and feedback.
Another equivalent of the process is "self-actualization" in Abraham Maslow's humanistic psychology.
Kaczynski's theory is also echoed by opponent-process theory, in particular Frank J. Landy's extension of it to job satisfaction.
Psychology studies have found an innate desire for people to engage in the power process; in the absence of other incentives, children will choose tasks with just the right level of difficulty to advance their skills.
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