Browsing by Subject "Exchange theory (Sociology)"
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Item A network perspective of multiple social exchange relationships(2008-05) Gillis, Lynette Rylander, 1976-; Dukerich, Janet M.; Lewis, Kyle, 1961-Members of organizations form relationships with many different people in their organization. Exchange theory provides a basis for analyzing how these organizational relationships function in two different ways. Leader-member exchange (LMX) theory describes how an employee's relationship with his/her leader influences his/her attitudes and behaviors, while coworker exchange theory (CWX) focuses on the attitudes and behaviors that result from relationships between coworkers. Few researchers have investigated how leader-member exchange theory and co-worker exchange theory work together to affect employee level attitudes and behaviors. In this dissertation, I use a social network framework to synthesize and articulate the confluence of leader-member exchange and coworker exchange theories. Based on a review of the literature on leader-member exchange and coworker exchange, I argue that these co-occurring social exchange processes combine to affect attitudes and behaviors. Using outcome measures of performance and affective commitment, I develop hypotheses testing how employees' social networks of coworkers affect these employees' behaviors and attitudes in the leader-member relationship. This study uses employees in a large USA-based retail organization. I gather data from multiple sources including the employees and their leaders. Using the computer program UCINET, I calculate social network matrix manipulations. I also use SPSS to calculate regressions to test my hypotheses. This dissertation contributes to our understanding of 1) joint effects of various social exchange relationships in the context of specific leader member relationships and 2) the different aspects of a social network framework that differentially influence organizational outcomes.Item The role of network support and interference in romantic relationship satisfaction: a test of social exchange theory(Texas Tech University, 1998-08) Bryan, Laura AnnThis study utilized social exchange theory to examine the associations between the profit (support - interference) from parent/best friend, best friend alternatives, and romantic quality (satisfaction, love). The respondents (n = 177 females) completed a questionnaire packet to assess each of the factors. The results indicated that network profit had no significant relation to romantic relationship satisfaction. Further analyses revealed that alternatives and satisfaction with the best friend moderated the relationship between profit from the parent and love for the romantic partner. Overall, these findings indicated that the relationship with a best fi-iend provides a context for the strength of association between parent profit and romantic quality. This study also highlighted the utility of social exchange theory in studying romantic relationships.