Self-centered leadership and work alienation: A negative social exchange perspective

Ethical Leadership: A Multifoci Social Exchange Perspective

In this conceptual paper, I advocate a multifoci social exchange perspective on ethical leadership for the first time. I propose that social exchange relationships form between ethical leaders at organizational and supervisory levels and that these relationships, especially under certain circumstances (person and contextual factors), impact a broad range of important subordinate attitudinal and...

Work Alienation and Continuous Improvement- the Effects of Leadership Style

This article presents a study of the relation between work alienation, continuous improvement, and leadership. Drawing on a general psychological model, I develop a concept ofleadership that effectively reduces employees' tendency toward work alienation by encouraging them and fostering their sense of independence. Empirical data on the effects that this kind of leadership has on the innovative...

In press, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology RUNNING HEAD: Self-Centered Social Exchange Self-Centered Social Exchange: Differential Use of Costs Versus Benefits in Prosocial Reciprocity

Maintaining equitable social relations often requires reciprocating “in kind” for others’ prosocial favors. Such “in kind” reciprocity requires assessing the value of a prosocial action, an assessment that can lead to egocentric biases in perceived value between favor givers versus favor receivers. In any prosocial exchange, one person (the giver) incurs a cost to provide a benefit for another ...

A Historical Perspective on Parental Alienation Syndrome and Parental Alienation

Motivating Individuals and Groups at Work: a Social Identity Perspective on Leadership and Group Performance

We argue that additional understanding of work motivation can be gained by incorporating current insights concerning self-categorization and social identity processes and by examining the way in which these processes influence the motivation and behavior of individuals and groups at work. This theoretical perspective that focuses on the conditions determining different self-definitions allows u...