Comments on: Importance of Social Norms in Product Development http://venkat.techprotocol.in/tech/2008/08/04/importance-of-social-norms-in-product-development/ Venkat's Blog. Research. Innovation. Technology. Business. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:33:41 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jake http://venkat.techprotocol.in/tech/2008/08/04/importance-of-social-norms-in-product-development/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Jake Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:33:41 +0000 http://venkat.techprotocol.in/tech/?p=11#comment-102 Any work has both social and market norms. The problem of balance is very difficult to solve b/c each person will have a different level of comfort with the social/market norm balance, and each person\'s preferred level of balance will change throughout life as personal changes (marriage, children) adjust the desired levels. In the past, employers and workers shared a social bond, i.e. people felt loyalty to their companies and worked their entire lives for a single employer. Today, work (in technology particularly) has become a capitalist commodity to be bought (by the employer) and sold (by the worker). This reality forces change. There is a tradeoff between social and market norms. It\'s compensation. More empowerment is frequently balanced with less compensation. So, again it becomes each person\'s individual preference. Any work has both social and market norms. The problem of balance is very difficult to solve b/c each person will have a different level of comfort with the social/market norm balance, and each person\’s preferred level of balance will change throughout life as personal changes (marriage, children) adjust the desired levels.

In the past, employers and workers shared a social bond, i.e. people felt loyalty to their companies and worked their entire lives for a single employer. Today, work (in technology particularly) has become a capitalist commodity to be bought (by the employer) and sold (by the worker). This reality forces change.

There is a tradeoff between social and market norms. It\’s compensation. More empowerment is frequently balanced with less compensation. So, again it becomes each person\’s individual preference.

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