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Back to the Shop Floor: Behavioural Insights from Workplace Sociology

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: This article compares insights into decision-making and behaviour developed by Kahneman and Tversky in behavioural economics with the main findings from studies of pay incentives in workplace sociology in the middle decades of the 20th century. The article shows how many of the insights offered by behavioural economists, such as loss aversion, were anticipated and considered by the workplace sociologists. It is argued that the sociological studies offer deeper and more convincing accounts of worker behaviour through a better understanding of the role of social structure, context, and social processes in framing and influencing action.

Source: Work Employment and Society

DOI: 10.1177/0950017019847940

Authors: Andrew Pendleton, Ben Lupton, Andrew Rowe, Richard Whittle

Institutions: UNSW Sydney, Manchester Metropolitan University

Language: English

Topic: Management Theory and Practice

Subfield: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,900