PSYCH339 Lecture Notes - Personnel Selection, Social Mobility, Homo Economicus
20 Mar 2013
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Necessary evil work is something that you don"t really want to do. The renaissance and protestant reformation people are starting to get out from these cast system. Fall of church dominance - people are starting to get out from these cast system. Rise of homo economicus perspective economic men two ideas: 1. People are rational when making decisions know the pros and cons and weight what"s more advantage and not. Motivated by economics (money) people will primarily do everything for money and they"re looking for money to do everything with it people are rational and are basing their decisions on economics. Piece-rate pay system you"re going to get paid according to your production the harder you work, the more you accomplish, the more you make. Hugo m nsterberg (1913) psychology and industrial efficiency (first book in i/o) Cut back their pay just to make your workers work harder and work for the best (not sure, must search)
