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A Passion for Giving, a Passion for Sharing

Journal of Management InquiryPublished 12 August 2008
Ariane Berthoin Antal, Nathalie Richebé
Citations41
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SJR score3.10
SNIP2.32

Abstract

This contribution explores knowledge-based interactions among academics through the lens of gift exchange theory. Drawing from interviews conducted in France and Germany, it first reviews the diversity of contexts and reasons for knowledge sharing, then analyzes the processes and the implicit rules that govern them. The use of gift exchange theory brings to light several paradoxes inherent in interactions among members of the academic community, and it offers a fresh way of looking at power, status, and emotions in exchange processes.

Keywords

Social SciencesBusiness, Management and Accounting