Doing Unto Others: The Reciprocity of Helping Behavior in Organizations

Reciprocity is a fundamental aspect of social life, and a phenomenon studied from a wide variety of philosophical, theological, and social scientific perspectives. In this study, we use social exchange theory to investigate why employees help other employees. We hypothesize, based on the norm of rec...

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Authors: Deckop, John R. (Author) ; Cirka, Caril C. (Author) ; Andersson, Lynne M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2003
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2003, Volume: 47, Issue: 2, Pages: 101-113
Further subjects:B Helping behavior
B Reciprocity
B Social Exchange
B Golden Rule
B Organizational Citizenship Behavior
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