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  2. Social exchange theory - Wikipedia

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    Social exchange theory views exchange as a social behavior that may result both in economic and social outcomes. [17] Social exchange theory has been generally analyzed by comparing human interactions with the marketplace. The study of the theory from the microeconomics perspective is attributed to Blau. [6]

  3. Sociological theory - Wikipedia

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    A sociological theory is a supposition that intends to consider, analyze, and/or explain objects of social reality from a sociological perspective, [1]: 14 drawing connections between individual concepts in order to organize and substantiate sociological knowledge.

  4. Blum–Shub–Smale machine - Wikipedia

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    It is closely related to the Real RAM model. BSS machines are more powerful than Turing machines, because the latter are by definition restricted to a finite set of symbols. [2] A Turing machine can represent a countable set (such as the rational numbers) by strings of symbols, but this does not extend to the uncountable real numbers.

  5. Bibliography of sociology - Wikipedia

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    Social Exchange Theory models social interaction as a series of exchanges between actors who give one another rewards and penalties, which impacts and guides future behavior. George Homans' version of exchange theory specifically argues that behaviorist stimulus-response principles can explain the emergence of complex social structures.

  6. Group dynamics - Wikipedia

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    Models utilizing superordinate identities include the common ingroup identity model, the ingroup projection model, the mutual intergroup differentiation model, and the ingroup identity model. [67] Similarly, "recategorization" is a broader term used by Gaertner et al. to describe the strategies aforementioned.

  7. Peter Blau - Wikipedia

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    Exchange and Power in Social Life (1964) was an important contribution to contemporary exchange theory, one of Blau's distinguished theoretical orientations. The aim of this work was "(to analyze) the processes that govern the associations among men as a prolegomenon of a theory of social structure". [ 5 ]

  8. Leader–member exchange theory - Wikipedia

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    The leader–member exchange (LMX) theory is a relationship-based approach to leadership that focuses on the two-way relationship between leaders and followers. [1]The latest version (2016) of leader–member exchange theory of leadership development explains the growth of vertical dyadic workplace influence and team performance in terms of selection and self-selection of informal ...

  9. SECI model of knowledge dimensions - Wikipedia

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    Nonaka’s and Takeuchi’s SECI model is widely known and has achieved paradigmatic status. Perceived advantages of the model include: its appreciation of the dynamic nature of knowledge and knowledge creation. [5] it provides a framework for the management of the relevant processes. The model has also been much criticized at times. [7]