Strings attached : untangling the ethics of incentives
by
Grant, Ruth W. (Ruth Weissbourd), 1951-
Title
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Strings attached : untangling the ethics of incentives
Author
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Grant, Ruth W. (Ruth Weissbourd), 1951-
ISBN
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9781400839742
Publication Information
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2011.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (xvi, 202 pages)
Abstract
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Incentives can be found everywhere--in schools, businesses, factories, and government--influencing people's choices about almost everything, from financial decisions and tobacco use to exercise and child rearing. So long as people have a choice, incentives seem innocuous. But Strings Attached demonstrates that when incentives are viewed as a kind of power rather than as a form of exchange, many ethical questions arise: How do incentives affect character and institutional culture? Can incentives be manipulative or exploitative, even if people are free to refuse them? What are the responsibiliti.
Subject Term
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Incentive (Psychology)
Motivation (Psychology)
Political psychology.
Political ethics.
Electronic Access
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Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | [[missing key: search.ChildField.HOLDING]] | Status |
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Online Library | E-Book | 375794-1001 | ONLINE | | Elektronik Kütüphane |