About this episode

Lucy Lewis interviews Barry Schwartz about motivation and meaningful work in the context of psychology and business.

In this episode of the Future of Work Hub’s In Conversation podcast, Lucy Lewis sits down with Barry Schwartz, emeritus Professor of Psychology at Swarthmore College and Visiting Professor at the Haas School of Business at Berkeley. Barry draws on 50 years of research at the intersection of psychology, behavioural economics and business to explore what motivates people at work. They discuss how fostering meaningful work and autonomy offer significant opportunities for organisations to u...

People in this episode

Host: Lucy Lewis

Guest: Barry Schwartz

Topics covered

• psychology
• behavioural economics
• motivation at work
• meaningful work
• autonomy
• organisational opportunities

Keywords

• motivation
• work
• psychology
• behavioural economics
• autonomy
• meaningful work

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Swarthmore College, Haas School of Business, Future of Work Hub

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