Social Exchange Theory: Application to Advance Nursing Anita Thigpen Perry School of Nursing Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Social Exchange Theory: Application to Advance Nursing Both sociology and psychology try to explain why human beings do what they do‚ and act in the manner in which they do. Social Exchange theory attempts to explain how we interact with one another and what we get from those interactions. The purpose of this paper is to look at how Social Exchange theory
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Leader-Member Exchange Theory Getting the Best From all Team Members (Also known as LMX or Vertical Dyad Linkage Theory) Meaning of LMX This situation is at the heart of the Leader-Member Exchange Theory. This theory‚ also known as LMX or the Vertical Dyad Linkage Theory‚ explores how leaders and managers develop relationships with team members; and it explains how those relationships can either contribute to growth or hold people back. Intro to LMX Understanding the Theory The Leader-Member Exchange Theory
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How Blau?s Exchange Theory is Applied to Both Levels of Sociological Theory The endeavor of shifting a micro-sociological theory into the realm of a macro-sociological view of society requires ambition‚ empirical evidence‚ and clarity. Peter Blau makes this attempt in his essential work‚ ?Exchange and Power in Social Life.? Blau manages to accomplish the three requirements for such a task with the exception clarity. This writing hopes to fill this void of clarity with the following explanation of
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There are many theories galore in business. Most have a lot of practicality behind them. The Leadership Member Exchange Theory is one of those theories. Human beings tend to form relationships with others. Some relationships are good. Some aren’t. This theory examines the relationship between a leader and his group members and the unique ways these relationships can develop. People who are closer to the leader and usually have more responsibility and higher access to available resources are called
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The Leadership member exchange theory according to many sources‚ states that all relationships between managers and subordinates go through three stages. (LMX Theory 1975) These three stages are identified as role taking‚ role making‚ and routinization. Role taking is first‚ and as soon as new members enter your group. During role taking‚ members take time to evaluate these new members‚ and come up with an idea of their strengths. Role making is the second stage where the manager or leader subconsciously
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Founder of the theory The founders of the theory were Irwin Altman and Dalmas Taylor. Altman is a distinguished professor of psychology at the University of Utah whereby Taylor is a professor of psychology at the University of Texas‚ Arlington. Altman and Taylor developed this theory to provide an understanding of the closeness between two individuals. Apparently‚ social penetration is defined as a process that moves a relationship from non-intimate to intimate. The theory states that this
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The development of American civilisation in the New World is a result of the Native American and African black labourers. Forced to surrender to Spanish authority‚ examine the social consequences of the Columbian exchange. Needing labourers to excavate mines‚ work in textile factories‚ sugar plantations and farms‚ the Spanish and Portuguese employed the Native Americans and Africans. Considered dispensible‚ many natives died at an early age either because of the newly introduced diseases or the
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greatly interested in colonizing and taking full control of the land discovered in the Americas and Africa. The exchange of diverse plants‚ food‚ and animals would ultimately lead to a better life for the Europeans‚ as they would be exposed to new items. The Columbian Exchange brought many effects‚ socially and economically‚ to the New World‚ Africa‚ and Europe. The Columbian exchange began after the explorations of Christopher Columbus in 1492. After exploring what Columbus initially thought was
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LEADER MEMBER EXCHANGE THEORY (LME) Leader-member Exchange (LME) flows from literature on transformational leadership‚ extant in the 1970s. A number of fundamental concepts are quite old‚ such as rewards for supporting leadership being as old as political philosophies from Classical Greek days. The formalization of LME stems from the term "Vertical Dyad Linkage (VDL)‚ a concept developed by Dansereau‚ Graen‚ and Haga in 1975‚ with their paper‚ "A Vertical Dyad approach to leadership within formal
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Introduction Information technology has made great strides in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of how information is organized‚ stored‚ processed‚ and shared in today’s organizations. With the vast amount of information available at the touch of a button‚ there are several human aspects that should be considered when implementing and maintaining an information management system. It can be a very difficult task for information managers to find the right combination of technology‚ access
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