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Showing 1 to 20 of 196 for “"social exchange"”.
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GOSSIP AS SOCIAL EXCHANGE IN NETWORKS
… because it fails to follow some basic social norms, such as solidarity. However, socialization through gossip has been compared to grooming in primates. Not only does gossip allow individuals to share information, but these conversations have been shown to have several social functions. …
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Interactive media and social exchange of market information
… the world to engage in many-to-many information exchange. The proliferation of virtual consumer communities or online feedback systems on the Internet, however, raises the question of how to foster cooperative communication among individual consumers in these multi-agent communication settings. …
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Sociable machines : expressive social exchange between humans and robots
… Kismet, that can engage humans in expressive social interaction. We outline a set of design issues and a framework that we have found to be of particular importance for sociable robots. Having a human-in-the-loop places significant social constraints on how the robot aesthetically appears, how …
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The Dark Side of Charismatic Leadership: A Social Exchange Perspective
… and its behavioral consequences from a social exchange perspective. By revealing the positive correlations between charismatic leadership and the Dark Triad personality traits of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy, this study provides empirical evidence for the possibility of …
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Social exchange and valuations in the market for contemporary art
The first essay draws on 18 months of ethnographic fieldwork to examine the puzzle of why galleries discipline collectors --
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Outsourcing to trusts: a social exchange analysis of the employee experience
… employment relationship. The research draws on social exchange theory as way of conceptualising the employment relationship and henceforth explores changes to it during the process of outsourcing. The research is primarily based on three longitudinal case studies (leisure services outsourced to …
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Investigating the Relationship Between Verifying Feedback and Loneliness: A Social Exchange Perspective
<p>This research explores the relationship between loneliness and verifying feedback, both of which are associated with relationship dissatisfaction. Loneliness is an experience caused by relationship dissatisfaction, and the absence of verifying feedback can contribute to relationship …
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The economics of language: accents, trust and social exchange in labour markets
This thesis examines the role that English language, and accent in particular, might play in strategic interactions characterized by asymmetric information. The experiment in this study - named the Trust Game - is designed to reveal the degree of trust and trustworthiness individuals display …
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Customer resistance to chatbots in financial services: a social exchange theory perspective
… challenging for firms. This study leaned on social exchange theory by examining customers' perceived benefits and perceived costs of chatbots and how these can be mitigated or exploited to overcome customer resistance to chatbots in the financial services industry. This study had two primary …
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Antecedents of job embeddedness: An examination of social exchange relationships and org. culture.
… of job embeddedness: An examination of social exchange relationships and org. culture.
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Coaching as a social exchange : examining the role of coaching in talent management
… a talent management practice through the lens of social exchange theory and the psychological contract. Overall, the findings indicate that talent coaching comprises a distinct practice blending a range of existing helping interventions used in organisations. By applying a social exchange theory …
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Social exchange: an assessment of its role in successful volunteer/salaried staff partnerships
… variables identified in Blau's theory of social exchange for attracting and retaining volunteers to management-level jobs. However, these theories did not fully explain the interaction of certain variables to create a pattern of high satisfaction for both partners in certain cases. Other …
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A social exchange and power dependency theory perspective of Mexican immigrant family communication patterns
<p>This study aimed to identify the family communication patterns that were typical of Mexican immigrant'schildhood and parenthood, along with the influence that resources and the distribution of power and dependency have within the family structure. In doing so, this study demonstrated how a …
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"It's no problem" : using reverse bargaining to manage the threat of second-order opportunism in social exchange
Social exchange is paradoxically characterized by actors who expect reciprocity (Blau 1986), yet vigorously downplay these expectations using language we refer to as reverse bargaining. For example, responses to thanks such as "it's no problem" and "the pleasure was all mine" are ubiquitous in …
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The social exchange/reciprocity relationship between employers and employees and the role of trust in the exchange process
… study investigating employer a?? employee social exchange/reciprocity relationship. Study 2 examines the role of dispositional trust (generalized trust) and relational trust (trust in supervisor) in the employer inducement a?? employee contribution process. The results of the study failed …
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Understanding the influence of customer relationship management strategies in the UK gambling sector : social exchange and relationship marketing perspectives
… upon two concepts that are mutually enriching: Social Exchange and Relationship Marketing theories. The two theories play an important role delineating loyalty program member’s and their behaviour. Where relationship marketing theory views mutual benefits within relational exchanges, it does not …
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An analysis of the factors that motivate undergraduate alumni donors at University of the Pacific based on social exchange theory
… make gifts to their alma mater and to examine if social exchange theory can be applied to the giving behaviors of these alumni. The research questions that were addressed were 1) to what extent were Pacific alumni satisfied with their University of the Pacific experiences as a student and as …
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Social media and home-school partnerships from the social exchange perspective: An ethnographic study on three chat groups in China
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2025-12-01
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The effect of social exchange relationships on peer reporting fraudulent financial misconduct: a case study of an UK-non-profit organization
… principles, ethical culture, and corporate social responsibility moderate the interaction between their ethical concerns and ethical decisions. Currently, there is no universally accepted concept of fraudulent activity and clearly, the controversies that shook the non-profit field have …
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