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Generalized social exchange and its relevance to new era workplace relationships

Yoshikawa, K.; Wu, C.-H.; Lee, H.J.

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Authors

K. Yoshikawa

C.-H. Wu

H.J. Lee



Abstract

To critically evaluate the relevance of social exchange theory (SET) to the contemporary workplace, Chernyak-Hai and Rabenu (2018) point out a number of factors that reshape work relationships and suggest how to apply and extend social exchange theory to understand the new era work relationships. However, in their discussion, they focus mainly on reciprocal exchange (RE) in dyadic relationships. The discussion completely overlooks another important form of social exchange, namely, generalized exchange (GE), which is increasingly relevant to contemporary organizations exactly because of the changes indicated by Chernyak-Hai and Rabenu. In this commentary, we briefly review prior investigations into GE across various social science disciplines and then point out its increasing relevance to organizations. Finally, we will discuss implications for future research in the industrial and organizational (I-O) psychology literature.

Citation

Yoshikawa, K., Wu, C., & Lee, H. (2018). Generalized social exchange and its relevance to new era workplace relationships. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 11(3), 486-492. https://doi.org/10.1017/iop.2018.100

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 22, 2018
Online Publication Date Sep 20, 2018
Publication Date Sep 20, 2018
Deposit Date Jul 13, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Print ISSN 1754-9426
Electronic ISSN 1754-9434
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 11
Issue 3
Pages 486-492
DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/iop.2018.100
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1321151

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This article has been published in a revised form in Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice (IOP) https://doi.org/10.1017/iop.2018.100. This version is free to view and download for private research and study only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works. © Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2018.




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