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A MODEL OF THE INFORMAL STRUCTURE (CULTURE) OF ORGANIZATIONS

HELP, TRUST, RIVALRY AND TEAM SPIRIT

Peter Abell

Corporate culture is conceived of as a mixture of intra-organizational mechanisms which balance cooperative (helping) and competitive (rivalrous) relationships. A simple game whereby individuals compete for a series of `prizes' induces a level of relative deprivation which impacts negatively upon a helping game. Individuals, however, need help from others to compete effectively for the prizes.

Key Words: culture • help • organization • teams • trust

Rationality and Society, Vol. 8, No. 4, 433-452 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/104346396008004005
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