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| Type | Journal Article |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Title | Being independent is a great thing: subjective evaluations of self-employment and hierarchy |
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| Item Subtype | Original Work |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Status | Published in final form |
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| Journal Title | Economica |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Geographical Reach | international |
| ISSN | 0013-0427 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Number | 298 |
| Page Range | 362 - 383 |
| Date | 2008 |
| Abstract Text | One can be independent, or one can be subject to decisions made by others. This paper argues that this difference, embodied in the institutional distinction between the decision-making procedures ‘market’ and ‘hierarchy’, affects individual wellbeing beyond outcomes. Taking self-employment as an important case of independence, it is shown that the self-employed derive higher satisfaction from work than those employed in organizations, irrespective of income gained or hours worked. This is evidence for procedural utility: people value not only outcomes, but also the processes leading to outcomes. |
| Digital Object Identifier | 10.1111/j.1468-0335.2007.00594.x |
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