Free will in social and psychological contracts
Denise M. Rousseau
(Heinz School of Public Policy and Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA)
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Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the scientific standing of the concept of free will and its role and functioning in social and psychological contracts.
Design/methodology/approach
This is a conceptual paper.
Findings
Social structures that support the exercise of free will are central to the functioning of both social and psychological contracts.
Originality/value
The paper contributes to the debate in the natural and social sciences regarding the existence and functioning of free will in everyday life.
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Citation
Rousseau, D.M. (2012), "Free will in social and psychological contracts", Society and Business Review, Vol. 7 No. 1, pp. 8-13. https://doi.org/10.1108/17465681211195751
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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