THE SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGY OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INEQUALITY

Structural explanations of the production of inequality in organizatio ns often mimic economics in their choice of both variables and theoret ical accounts. The ''new structuralism'' typically has neglected impor tant social psychological processes such as social comparison, categor ization, and interpersonal attraction and affiliation. This paper illu strates how some basic social psychological tenets can substantially e nrich the analysis of the division of labor in organizations, the assi gnment of wages to positions, and the process through which individual s are matched with work roles.