Job-satisfaction in the Broader Framework of the Capability Approach

Ortrud Leßmann and Jean-Michel Bonvin

management revue - Socio-Economic Studies, 2011, vol. 22, issue 1, 84-99

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: job-satisfaction; valuable work; capability approach; subjective well-being; participation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D63 J28 M52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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