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ToolsSugden, Robert (2024) Self-realisation and usefulness: A critical examination of self-determination theory. Review of Behavioral Economics, 11 (2). pp. 211-234. ISSN 2326-6198
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Abstract
Individual autonomy (or self-determination) is increasingly treated by economists as a dimension of value, complementary with welfare, efficiency and distributional equality. Many contributors to this literature acknowledge Deci and Ryan’s self-determination theory as providing psychological foundations for the concepts of intrinsic motivation and autonomy. In a critical examination of that theory, I argue that its intrinsic/extrinsic categorisation of motivations and its emphasis on self-realisation do not properly recognise the ways in which individuals can find satisfaction in being useful to one another. If market transactions are viewed through the lens of self-determination theory, their moral content can be obscured.
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | self-realisation,autonomy,self-determination theoty,usefulness,intrinsic motivation,self-determination,self-realisation,economics, econometrics and finance(all),economics, econometrics and finance (miscellaneous),social psychology,social sciences (miscellaneous),1*,this paper was written for an event in honour of a former colleague. the choice of journal was made by the symposium organisers, in the light of the content of the symposium as a whole. i think the real quality of the paper is at least 2*, but because of the low profile of the journal, it won't have much ref value. i think the quality of the paper is at least 2* but given that is a philosophical paper published in a minor journal, it's unlikely to have much ref value. ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2000 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Economics |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Centre for Behavioural and Experimental Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Centre for Competition Policy Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Behavioural Economics Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Economic Theory |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Jan 2024 01:37 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Jun 2024 08:31 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/94167 |
| DOI: | 10.1561/105.00000187 |
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