The Negative Aspects of Social Exchange: An Introduction to Perceived Organizational Obstruction

• Published in: Group & organization management Vol. 34; no. 6; pp. 665 - 697
• Main Authors: Gibney, Ray, Zagenczyk, Thomas J., Masters, Marick F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.12.2009; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Employment; Group dynamics; Organizational behavior; Organizational structure; Perception; Professional relationships; Psychometrics; Quantitative psychology; Reciprocity; Social exchange; Studies; Validity; social exchange; perceived organizational support; perceived organizational obstruction; psychological contract breach; negative reciprocity

The authors introduce the concept of perceived organizational obstruction (POO) to fill a theoretical gap in the social exchange literature. They draw on four different samples of employees working in various organizations to: (a) generate items to measure POO, (b) assess the psychometric properties...