5/23/2023 0 Comments The selfish gene![]() ![]() Organizations would be better off helping us to engage and embrace our generous sentiments rather than assuming that we are driven purely by self-interest. Evolution may actually favor people who collaborate and societies that include such individuals. Moreover, researchers have found neural and possibly genetic evidence of a human predisposition to cooperate. ![]() Dozens of field studies have identified highly successful cooperative systems, which are often more stable than those based on incentives. The success achieved by such collaborative offerings as Wikipedia, Craigslist, Facebook, and open source software has, in fact, a scientific basis. In fields such as evolutionary biology, psychology, sociology, political science, and experimental economics, researchers are seeing evidence that human beings are more cooperative and behave far less selfishly than we have long assumed. ![]() For generations, we have operated on the assumption that human beings are fundamentally selfish, and so we have built systems and organizations around monetary incentives, rewards, and punishments. ![]()
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