Socially useless jobs.

Autor/inn/en	Dur, Robert; Lent, Max van
Institution	Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit
Titel	Socially useless jobs. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Gesellschaftlich nutzlose Jobs.
Quelle	Bonn (2018), 25 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	IZA discussion paper. 11927
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Soziale Anerkennung; Wahrnehmung; Zufriedenheit; Arbeit; Wahrnehmung; Welt; Internationaler Vergleich; Qualifikation; Zufriedenheit; Arbeitsmotivation; Soziale Anerkennung; Arbeit; Arbeitsmotivation; Qualifikation; Internationaler Vergleich; Sektorale Verteilung; Welt; Abhängig Beschäftigter
Abstract	"It has been claimed that many workers in modern economies think that their job is socially useless, i.e. that it makes no or a negative contribution to society. However, the evidence so far is mainly anecdotal. We use a representative dataset comprising 100,000 workers from 47 countries at four points in time. We find that approximately 8% of workers perceive their job as socially useless, while another 17% are doubtful about the usefulness of their job. There are sizeable differences between countries, sectors, occupations, and age groups, but no trend over time. A vast majority of workers cares about holding a socially useful job and we find that they suffer when they consider their job useless. We also explore possible causes of socially useless jobs, including bad management, strict job protection legislation, harmful economic activities, labor hoarding, and division of labor." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2019/2