Social Exchange Theory

Returning the Favor – Positive Employee Responses to Supervisor and Peer Support for Training Transfer

Jul 17, 2019 | Journal Article

Drawing on social exchange theory and associated notions of reciprocity, we argue that interpersonal support for training transfer in the workplace is associated with increased employee task performance and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and reduced...

Comparison of Traditional, Step-Ahead, and Peer Mentoring on Proteges’ Support, Satisfaction, and Perceptions of Career Success: A Social Exchange Perspective

Jul 16, 2019 | Journal Article

This study applied social exchange theory as a conceptual framework to examine the effectiveness of various types of mentors and mentor support on protÈgÈs’ satisfaction with their mentors, jobs, and perceived career success. Participants were 142 ethnically...

Changing the Lens: Viewing the Mentoring Relationship As Relational Structures in a Social Exchange Network

Jul 16, 2019 | Journal Article

“Purpose ñ To expand the literature and enhance understanding of the mentoring process, this research proposes the social exchange theory (SET) as a framework for the exchanges that take place between individuals in a mentoring relationship....