Two forms of relations-dependence and interdependence-are the basis for two distinct types
of social structure: 1) exchange relations and networks, and 2) groups. The structure of …

Despite the practice of B2B marketing dating back several thousand years, B2B marketing
studies did not exist in significant numbers prior to the last three decades and we are now in …

The authors examine how a firm's strategy in a (downstream) customer relationship is
contingent on how a related relationship outside of the focal dyad is organized. Drawing on …

The community-based model for software development in open source environments is
becoming a viable alternative to traditional firm-based models. To better understand the …

A new status value theory of power is proposed that bridges two previously distinct research
literatures. The theory asserts that exchangeable objects controlled by high-status actors are …

Recent developments in the field of social exchange may prove very useful to social support
researchers as they begin to analyze the relationships between social structure, interaction …

La méthode «structurale» ider à reconnaître les propriétés structurales des ensembles
sociaux est une des contributions de la sociologie. Pour ce faire, la méthode dite …

Network structures promote cohesive social relations among some actors and not others.
Based on the theory of relational cohesion (Lawler and Yoon 1996), we hypothesize that an …

Exchange theory has become one of the most ambitious social, especially
sociopsychological, theories. Social exchange theory's fundamental premise is that human …

The existence of generalized exchange characterized by unilateral resource giving has
been a puzzle when we assume rational actors, because free riding can occur. This article …