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Givers, takers and matchers – Reciprocity styles and their contribution to organizational behaviour

Geber, Nehmer, Tauscher - Reziprozitätsstile und Organisationales Verhalten

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This article in the journal “Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation (GIO)” bridges Adam Grant’s popular concept of givers, takers and matchers to state-of-the-art theories and research of prosocial organizational behavior such as Organizational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB). By proposing a three-dimensional framework of social orientation, the authors provide an approach allowing the reconciliation of inter-individual differences of social motives and situational factors, enabling cooperative behavior in the workplace. The practical implications of encouraging cooperative behaviour and collegial support are indicated for individual (personnel selection and development), team (team design and values) and organizational (organizational culture development) levels.

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Der Artikel für die Zeitschrift „Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. (GIO)“ verbindet Adam Grant’s anschauliches Konzept der Geber, Nehmer und Tauscher mit dem aktuellen Stand der Forschung zum prosozialen Verhalten in Organisationen, insbesondere Extrarollenverhalten (OCB). Die Autoren stellen ein dreidimensionales Modell sozialer Werteorientierung vor, welches kooperatives Verhalten am Arbeitsplatz als Zusammenspiel interindividueller Unterschiede sozialer Werteorientierungen und Situationsfaktoren versteht. Praktische Ansatzpunkte für die Förderung kooperativen Verhaltens und kollegialer Unterstützung werden auf den Ebenen des Individuums (Personalauswahl und -entwicklung), des Teams (Teamdesign und Werte) und der Organisation (Entwicklung einer Kooperationskultur) aufgezeigt.

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  1. Scientific Assistant, btk University of Art and Design, Dessauer Str. 3–5, 10963, Berlin, Germany

    Eveline Mäthner

  2. Chair of International Management, South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences, Lindenstr. 53, 59872, Meschede, Germany

    Ralf Lanwehr

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Mäthner, E., Lanwehr, R. Givers, takers and matchers – Reciprocity styles and their contribution to organizational behaviour. Gr Interakt Org 48, 5–13 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11612-017-0358-6

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