• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Job-satisfaction in the broader framework of the capability approach
  • Contributor: Leßmann, Ortrud [Author]; Bonvin, Jean-Michel [Author]
  • imprint: Mering: Rainer Hampp Verlag, 2011
  • Language: English
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1688/1861-9908_mrev_2011_01_Lessmann
  • ISSN: 1861-9916
  • Keywords: job-satisfaction ; participation ; J28 ; subjective well-being ; D63 ; capability approach ; M52 ; valuable work
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  • Description: Being one of the leading paradigms for analyzing human well-being, the Capability Approach (CA) may serve as a frame of reference for job-satisfaction. The CA mainly argues for (1) complementing information on job-satisfaction by the more objective conception of valuable work to avoid biases due to adaptive preferences and (2) taking a holistic perspective of the multidimensional work-situation while (3) emphasizing the importance of opportunities and individual choice and agency. Thereby the CA provides a new perspective on classical insights on job-satisfaction by putting them into a broader framework. This paper is but a first tentative appreciation of the CA in this context.
  • Access State: Open Access