You're paid what you're worth : and other myths of the modern economy /

"Setting wages isn't an exact science, but we like to think that our workplace performance provides an objective basis for pay. You're Paid What You're Worth offers a bold theory to the contrary, arguing that pay is decided in contests over interests and ideals-that social confli...

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Main Author: Rosenfeld, Jake, 1978- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2021.
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Summary:"Setting wages isn't an exact science, but we like to think that our workplace performance provides an objective basis for pay. You're Paid What You're Worth offers a bold theory to the contrary, arguing that pay is decided in contests over interests and ideals-that social conflicts, not economic metrics, determine who gets how much"--
Physical Description:364 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674916593
067491659X