Team-Member Exchange and Individual Contributions to Collaborative Capital in Organizations

Melvin L. Smith

doi:10.1016/S1572-0977(05)11006-1

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Advances in Interdisciplinary Studies of Work Teams

ISSN: 1572-0977
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Team-Member Exchange and Individual Contributions to Collaborative Capital in Organizations

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Title:	Team-Member Exchange and Individual Contributions to Collaborative Capital in Organizations
Author(s):	Melvin L. Smith
Volume:	11 Editor(s): Michael M. Beyerlein, Susan T. Beyerlein, Frances A. Kennedy ISBN: 978-0-76231-222-1 eISBN: 978-1-84950-351-8
Citation:	Melvin L. Smith (2005), Team-Member Exchange and Individual Contributions to Collaborative Capital in Organizations, in Michael M. Beyerlein, Susan T. Beyerlein, Frances A. Kennedy (ed.) Collaborative Capital: Creating Intangible Value (Advances in Interdisciplinary Studies of Work Teams, Volume 11), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.161-181
DOI:	10.1016/S1572-0977(05)11006-1 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Article type:	Chapter Item
Abstract:	Given the suggested importance of collaborative capital to team and organizational performance, it is important that we develop a better understanding of potential processes by which it is developed in organizations. This chapter represents an attempt to explore one such process by examining why and how individuals contribute to the creation and maintenance of collaborative capital in the organizations for which they work. Drawing on social exchange theory and the norm of reciprocity, it is argued that individuals’ perceived social exchange relationship quality with their coworkers will predict their contributions to collaborative capital. Results of a preliminary empirical examination supporting this prediction are shared and suggestions for future research are offered.