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The living wage: Theoretical integration and an applied research agenda
Author(s) -
CARR Stuart C.,
PARKER Jane,
ARROWSMITH James,
WATTERS Paul A.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international labour review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1564-913X
pISSN - 0020-7780
DOI - 10.1111/j.1564-913x.2015.00029.x
Subject(s) - subsistence agriculture , wage , economics , context (archaeology) , contingency , work (physics) , empirical research , living wage , set (abstract data type) , test (biology) , labour economics , engineering , mechanical engineering , ecology , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , programming language , epistemology , computer science , biology , agriculture
The concept of a living wage is defined by quality of life and work life, not merely economic subsistence. It extends to adequate participation in organizational and social life. In development economics, these crucial components of “decent work” connect with “capabilities”, whose development is important to individuals, organizations and society. However, the links between income and capabilities remain unknown, and living wages are often set by fiat. By integrating theories from development studies, management, psychology and employment relations into a single concentric, contingency model, the authors derive a series of propositions with which to test this context‐sensitive model in empirical research.