We should also aim higher: I-O psychology applied to sustainable growth and development

• Published in: Industrial and organizational psychology Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 436 - 440
• Main Authors: Shoss, Mindy, Foster, Lori
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.09.2022
• Subjects: Commentaries; Economic conditions; Economic growth; Employment; Entrepreneurship; Gender equity; Great Recession; Nonprofit organizations; Productivity; Profitability; Profits; Psychologists; Psychology; Quality of education; Skills; Sustainable development; Workforce; United States > US

Bringing it up a(nother) level Economists have historically viewed growth in terms of maximizing worker and business productivity (The World Bank, 2012). More recent notions recognize that economic growth that burns out people or the planet in the process cannot be sustained over time. [...]boundles...