A Social Exchange Perspective on Business Ethics: An Application to Knowledge Exchange

Chen, Stephen; Choi, Chong Ju

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“…From its roots in psychological and economic theory, SET has been widely applied to other discipline areas such as anthropology (Gregory, 1982;Neale, 1976) and more recently in the ethics literature to areas such as knowledge exchange (Chen and Choi, 2005), social partnerships (Kolk et al, 2010), corporate restructuring (Eby and Buch, 1998) and co-worker behaviours (Deckop et al, 2003). Cropanzano and Mitchell (2005, p. 874) argued that SET "is among the most influential conceptual paradigms for understanding workplace behaviour".…”

Section: Social Contracts Between Employees and The Organisationmentioning

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Exploring Employee Engagement with (Corporate) Social Responsibility: A Social Exchange Perspective on Organisational Participation

2014

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Section: Social Contracts Between Employees and The Organisationmentioning

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Exploring Employee Engagement with (Corporate) Social Responsibility: A Social Exchange Perspective on Organisational Participation

2014

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“…For example, does the Anglo-Saxon' legal system on copyrights prevent unfair competition while disregarding authors right to own their work (Chen and Choi, 2005). This may lead to a de-privatisation of individuals' knowledge calling for an ethical enquiry.…”

Section: The Conflict Of Knowledge Ownershipmentioning

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“…For this reason, the link between knowledge and power is important in organisational research (Heizmann, 2011;MacKinlay, 2002;Wilkins et al, 1997). Yet, despite power and knowledge being inseparable, Gordon and Grant (2004, p. 27) are concerned that KM literature generally treats power as ''unproblematic'' and, therefore, ''insufficiently addresses the construct of power'' (see also Argandona, 2003;Chen and Choi, 2005). Baskerville and Dulipovici (2006a, p. 91) see power to be closely related to ''knowledge culture, but also to knowledge alliances, knowledge strategy, knowledge organisations, and knowledge processes''.…”

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Ethical issues in knowledge management: conflict of knowledge ownership

Rechberg

Syed

2013

Journal of Knowledge Management

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Purpose -This paper aims to review ethical issues inherent in the theorisation and practice of knowledge management (KM) with specific attention to the conflict of knowledge ownership between organisations and individual employees.Design/methodology/approach -Relevant literature was identified and reviewed via EPSCO host and ISIWeb.Findings -The paper notes that knowledge, although rooted in individuals, is often claimed or treated as owned by organisations, creating a conflict of knowledge ownership. The paper argues that such an approach to appropriation and management of knowledge leads to tension in knowledge processes between organisations and individuals, and also among individuals. This situation may, in turn, jeopardise individuals' knowledge processing behaviours, and pose difficulties to organisations in managing knowledge effectively. Research limitations/implications -Offers a number of potential research questions that may be turned into research hypotheses and assessed experimentally to refine and develop an ethical approach to KM.Practical implications -Highlights the need for a renewed moral contract between individuals and organisations, built on ethical constructs of trust, fairness, and justice, which may in turn lead to effective KM practices.Originality/value -Offers an original conceptual approach to understand and resolve the conflict of knowledge ownership between organizations and individuals.

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“…Social exchange theory exerts considerable influence in both general and business contexts (e.g. Akerlof, 1982;Miczo, 2002;Chen and Choi, 2005;Berry, 2007;Sanyal et al, 2007).…”

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‘No Strings Attached’: Welcoming the Existential Gift in Business

Frémeaux

Michelson

2011

J Bus Ethics

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ABSTRACT. Social relations are predominantly influenced by an exchange paradigm whereby the logic of reciprocity shapes behaviour. If the notion of exchange instrumentalism is common across different business disciplines, this does not deny attempts-such as through gift exchange theory-to present different conceptions of traditional exchange-based relations. Gift exchange theory appears promising as it seeks to establish more meaning and significance to the nature and context of exchange relations between human actors or parties. The underlying processes may be different for gift exchange and more traditional economic-based exchanges, but the general outcome remains the same-the obligation of reciprocity between actors. In this article, we develop an alternative conception of social and business experience that transcends the dominant logic of exchange: the existential gift. Firmly embedded in the idea of giving for its own sake, the existential gift suggests that for some individuals the expectations of reciprocity are neither sought nor established. Generosity that is expressed in both tangible and intangible ways need not depend on the response of intended receivers or recipients (e.g. acceptance or non-acceptance) to precipitate future acts of giving. Based on the logic of unconditionality, the existential gift provides human actors with greater freedom in their choices and relationships. It may well be that this freedom, in turn, creates a new ‗ethic of generosity' whereby significant progress can be made towards developing more human models and practices in business.

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A Social Exchange Perspective on Business Ethics: An Application to Knowledge Exchange

Cited by 33 publications

References 47 publications

Exploring Employee Engagement with (Corporate) Social Responsibility: A Social Exchange Perspective on Organisational Participation

Exploring Employee Engagement with (Corporate) Social Responsibility: A Social Exchange Perspective on Organisational Participation

Ethical issues in knowledge management: conflict of knowledge ownership

‘No Strings Attached’: Welcoming the Existential Gift in Business

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