Abstract
In this study, I examined the condition under which others’ help leads to reciprocation of help by using social relation model. Using data from 226 employees working in a telecommunication company located in central China, I found that others’ help is more positively and indirectly related to reciprocated help through feeling gratitude when the over-helping perception was lower rather than higher. These results suggest that over-helping perception provides employees with the emotional cues they need to interpret others’ motives of help, and to decide whether they should engage in reciprocated help.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Academy of Management Proceedings 2016 |
| Editors | Sonia Taneja |
| Publisher | Academy of Management |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2016 |
| Event | 76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2016: Making Organizations Meaningful - Anaheim, United States Duration: 5 Aug 2016 → 9 Aug 2016 https://aom.org/events/annual-meeting/past-annual-meetings/2016-making-organizations-meaningful (Conference website) https://journals.aom.org/toc/amproc/2016/1 (Conference proceedings) http://my.aom.org/ProgramDocs/2016/pdf/AOM_2016_Annual_Meeting_Program.pdf |
Publication series
| Name | Academy of Management Proceedings |
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| Publisher | Academy of Management |
| Number | 1 |
| Volume | 2016 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0065-0668 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2151-6561 |
Conference
| Conference | 76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2016 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Anaheim |
| Period | 5/08/16 → 9/08/16 |
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