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Social preferences describe the human tendency to not only care about one's own material payoff, but also the reference group's payoff or/and the intention that leads to the payoff. [1] Social preferences are studied extensively in behavioral and experimental economics and social psychology. Types of social preferences include altruism ...
Social exchange theory is a sociological and psychological theory that studies the social behavior in the interaction of two parties that implement a cost-benefit analysis to determine risks and benefits. The theory also involves economic relationships—the cost-benefit analysis occurs when each party has goods that the other parties value. [ 1 ]
Altruism is the principle and practice of concern for the well-being and/or happiness of other humans or animals above oneself. While objects of altruistic concern vary, it is an important moral value in many cultures and religions. It may be considered a synonym of selflessness, the opposite of selfishness. [1]
Warm-glow giving is an economic theory describing the emotional reward of giving to others. According to the original warm-glow model developed by James Andreoni (1989, 1990), [1][2] people experience a sense of joy and satisfaction for "doing their part" to help others. This satisfaction - or " warm glow" - represents the selfish pleasure ...
Organizational citizenship behavior. In industrial and organizational psychology, organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) is a person's voluntary commitment within an organization or company that is not part of his or her contractual tasks. Organizational citizenship behavior has been studied since the late 1970s.
The purest forms of prosocial behavior are motivated by altruism, an unselfish interest in helping another person.According to psychology professor John W. Santrock, [23] the circumstances most likely to evoke altruism are empathy for an individual in need, or a close relationship between the benefactor and the recipient.
Workplace relationship. Workplace relationships are unique interpersonal relationships with important implications for the individuals in those relationships, and the organizations in which the relationships exist and develop. [1] Workplace relationships directly affect a worker's ability and drive to succeed.
Reciprocal altruism is the idea that the incentive for an individual to help in the present is based on the expectation of receipt of help in the future. [6] Robert Trivers believes it is advantageous for an organism to pay a cost for the benefit of another non-related organism if the favor is repaid (when the benefit of the sacrifice outweighs the cost).