Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/273072 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
WZB Discussion Paper No. SP II 2023-203
Publisher: 
Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB), Berlin
Abstract: 
This paper studies the causal impact of social ties and network structure on helping behavior in organizations. We introduce and experimentally study a game called the 'helping game,' where individuals unilaterally decide whether to incur a cost to help other team members when helping is a rivalrous good. We find that social ties have a strong positive effect on helping behavior. Individuals are more likely to help those with whom they are connected, but the likelihood of helping decreases as the social distance between individuals increases. Additionally, individuals who are randomly assigned to be more central in the network are more likely to help others.
Subjects: 
helping
social ties
social networks
communication
organizations
JEL: 
D23
D91
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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