The living wage: Theoretical integration and an applied research agenda

Carr, Stuart C.; Parker, Jane; Arrowsmith, James; Watters, Paul A.

doi:10.1111/j.1564-913x.2015.00029.x

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“…To endeavour to establish psychometrically reliable measures, we utilised Exploratory Factor Analysis (Principal Components) with oblique rotation given that there were no pre-specified restrictions on components extracted and to allow for inter-component correlation (Carr et al 2016a) ( Table 1). The analysis produced a clear and interpretable four-factor solution, with no significant overlap via cross-loadings (>.4), and factor scores that by definition were standardized.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This is potentially problematic for Living Wage campaigns because, according to the logarithmic curve in Fig. 1, the concept of a transformative living wage may be invalid -any pay rise will have a psychological impact on capabilities above the diagonal, and especially so at levels that are actually lower than a hypothetical -and possibly even illusionary -Blivingŵ age (Carr et al 2016a). From Fig.…”

Section: Anti-poverty Capabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…At a purely theoretical level, it has been argued that living wages can contribute to humanistic thriving (Fox 2012) but only beyond a pivotal wage threshold for quality of living (Carr et al 2016a). A sense of satisfaction with one's job and life, and increased perceived justice, are among the prominent humanistic indicators of thriving that a living wage could in theory enable (Fisher 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…One such useful theoretical concept associated with the living wage is that of a Poverty Trap (Carr et al 2016a). Specifically, Poverty Trap theory claims that escaping from poverty is an all-or-nothing affair (Kraay and McKenzie 2014).…”

Section: Anti-poverty Capabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Sen's (1999) proposition that money is an instrumental means to an end of thriving (above) logically infers that a decent income is one that boosts workers' sense of agency, for example, via a sense of empowerment (Alkire 2007). In the Humanistic Management literature, there are at least four grounds for such enablement (Spreitzer 1995): fostering a sense of meaning (which living wages might enable, Alkire 2008), self-efficacy (self-belief from earning a living per se, Alkire 2007), self-determination (a sense of independence at work and outside of it, Alkire 2002), and impact (through being entrusted with a decent wage, Carr et al 2016a). Overall, a sense of empowerment has been found to be especially salient in lower-paid sectors such as services, and for lower-income levels generally (Seibert et al 2011).…”

Section: Anti-poverty Capabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Humanistic Management and Living Wages: a Case of Compelling Connections?

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The balance between employee pay and human thriving remains theoretically and empirically under-explored at the lower-end of the wage and income spectrum. Poverty Trap theory and the Law of Diminishing Returns offer seemingly contradictory predictions of the relationship between thriving and wages. An exploratory survey of low-and middleincome earners from a range of occupations was used to test these competing possibilities by relating hourly wage rates to thriving as measured by sense of (i) work happiness (job satisfaction, empowerment, and pride), (ii) well-being (mental and physical health, participation in community life, life satisfaction); and (iii) wage fairness (compared to upper management, reciprocity for the job). Linkages between pay and human capabilities (i)-(iii) were statistically significant, and non-linear. Fairness (reciprocity) had the closest association with hourly wages and household income, suggesting a mediating role between pay and (i)-(ii). Increments in hourly pay yielded diminishing returns, whilst increments in household income only yielded clear gains, on feelings of pay justice, once the current campaigned-for living wage figure was breached. Poverty Traps and Diminishing Returns may each play a part in the link between on the one hand decent wages and income, and on the other hand eradication of working poverty.

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Mapping the literature on decent work: A bibliometric analysis of sustainable development goal 8

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Arora

2024

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The bibliometric study based on the Scopus database aims to investigate the global literary development of “decent work” over a span exceeding two decades. The noticeable surge in publications since 2015 underscores the growing significance of the concept. Limited representation of lower‐middle and lower‐income countries, except India, among the top 10 contributors is observed, revealing a considerable research gap in the study of decent work. The research highlights five principal themes: the labor market's impact on economic development, corporate social responsibility and sustainable development, gender equality, governance, and social justice, as well as decent work, job quality, education, well‐being, and job satisfaction. The study also shows the importance of the topic in different fields. Future researchers may consider the variables or indicators identified for surveys and questionnaire construction.

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