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The social contract and the V‐I‐E theory: A linear programming formulation
Author(s) -
Acar William,
Bissonnette Victor
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 0005-7940
DOI - 10.1002/bs.3830310407
Subject(s) - social contract , perspective (graphical) , duality (order theory) , contract theory , through the lens metering , psychological contract , point (geometry) , sociology , computer science , epistemology , psychology , social psychology , microeconomics , economics , mathematics , artificial intelligence , political science , lens (geology) , law , engineering , philosophy , geometry , discrete mathematics , politics , petroleum engineering
This paper presents a reformulation of Vroom's classic V‐I‐E model concerning living purposeful systems, and extends it theoretically to represent a formal model of the „social contract” between an organization and any one of its employees. The proposed modification introduces a useful distinction between „valences” and perceived utilities, and thus offers a less restrictive V‐I‐E model for consideration The proposed modification allows modeling the social contract in linear programming terms. This is first done from the point of view of the individual employee, and later from the perspective of the firm or organization viewed as a system of individual employees. In each case, interesting interpretations emerge from viewing the social contract as a quest for an optimization of one's goals. These interpretations are further enriched by viewing both the employee's and the organization's perspectives of the social contract through the lens of duality theory.