Resource scarcity, effort, and performance in physically demanding jobs: An evolutionary explanation
Based on evolutionary theory, we predicted that cues of resource scarcity in the environment (e.g., news of droughts or food shortages) lead people to reduce their effort and performance in physically demanding work. We tested this prediction in a 2-wave field survey among employees and replicated i...
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Main Authors: | PITESA, Marko, THAU, Stefan |
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Language: | English |
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2018
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Online Access: | https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5363 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6362/viewcontent/Resource_Scarcity_2017_afv.pdf |
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