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Attribution and Commitment in Different Types of Exchange. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, Nov 2008, Pages: 148
This book integrates attribution theories into
exchange theory to help further understand commitment
formation. The level of uncertainty in the type of
exchange, the level of interdependence and the
behavior of both partners impact traditional
attribution predictions. In addition, these factors
influence the focal actors’ perceptions of their
partners’ trustworthiness. Finally, all of these
factors influence the level of commitment between
partners. Three types of direct exchange are
explored: binding negotiated exchange, non-binding
negotiated exchange and reciprocal exchange. An
experimental design with simulated partners is used
to control for partner behavior. Results show that
when actors interact with highly cooperative
partners, dispositional causal attributions are
significantly associated with perceived
trustworthiness. This effect is magnified by
uncertainty. Dispositional causal attributions are
also significantly associated with commitment when
actors interact with highly cooperative partners.
The incorporation of causal attributions can help us
further understand perceptions of fairness, justice
and affect in exchange situations.
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