This paper studies the interactions between an individual's self esteem and his social environment in the workplace, at school, and in personal relationships. Because a person generally has only imperfect knowledge of his own abilities, people who derive benefits from his performance (parent,...

Unethical pro-organizational behaviors (UPB) are generally defined as behaviors that are unethical but at the same time intended to help the organizations warrant renewed attention to address its long-termimplications.Drawing from social exchange theory (SET), the goals of this research are to...

Why do people engage in costly cooperation with unknown others that they will never meet again? Answers to this evolutionary puzzle emphasize the role of indirect reciprocity (i.e., cooperation through reputation), whereby cooperation is not reciprocated by the recipient but by other members of...

This paper studies the interactions between an individual's self esteem and his social environment in the workplace, at school, and in personal relationships. Because a person generally has only imperfect knowledge of his own abilities, people who derive benefits from his performance (parent,...