Abstract
An equity-exchange model for organizational involvement is proposed, based upon the earlier models of Barnard and March and Simon. The model integrates several aspects of the literature including Adams' equity theory and Etzioni's typology of organizational involvements.
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BusinessOrganizational behaviorEquity (law)Industrial managementOrganizational cultureManagementEconomicsPolitical science
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- 1979
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- 4
- Issue
- 1
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- 53-62
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Sam Gould
(1979).
An Equity - Exchange Model Of Organizational Involvement.
Academy of Management Review
, 4
(1)
, 53-62.
https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.1979.4289183
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- 10.5465/amr.1979.4289183