Via Organizational Analysis | Coursera
- Propinquity — We tend to form close relationships with people we frequently encounter.
- Homophily —We tend to like people who are similar to ourselves.
- Exchange — “I give you X for Y.”
- Reciprocity — If someone does something positive for us, we tend to want to do something positive for them in return.
- Control — Forming a relationship for interpersonal advantage or status.
- Balance / transitivity — Friend of a friend is my friend; enemy of my enemy is my friend.
- Cultural practices and norms — In this activity, I’m supposed to have this kind of relationship. For this role, I’m supposed to have this relationship.
