Aid utility theory: A new way of thinking about and tackling aid utilization neglect

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Samantha Kassirer, Maryam Kouchaki
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Abstract

In order for the assistance we extend to others to be maximally effective—whether interpersonally or institutionally—we need both givers to extend the help and recipients to utilize the assistance made available to them. Although much organizational behavior research has explored ways to increase prosocial behavior and charitable giving, comparatively little organizational scholarship has explored the recipient’s perspective. We believe that organizational behavior scholars, and social scientists more broadly, need to broaden their focus to examining why recipients in need of help sometimes neglect to utilize help. This paper proposes our Aid Utility Theory as a new way of thinking about and tackling aid utilization neglect, while also synthesizing prior social scientific literature that aims to improve aid utilization. We conclude with future directions for organizational behavior scholars who are interested in researching the perspective of those receiving help and improving global aid effectiveness. (145 words)

援助效用理论:思考和解决援助利用忽视的新思路
为了使我们给予他人的帮助最大限度地有效——无论是人际关系还是机构关系——我们既需要给予者提供帮助,也需要接受者利用提供给他们的帮助。尽管许多组织行为学研究探索了增加亲社会行为和慈善捐赠的方法,但相对而言,很少有组织学术研究从接受者的角度进行探索。我们认为,组织行为学学者,以及更广泛的社会科学家,需要拓宽他们的关注点,来研究为什么需要帮助的人有时会忽视利用帮助。本文提出了援助效用理论,作为思考和解决援助利用忽视的新思路,同时也综合了以往旨在提高援助利用的社会科学文献。最后,我们提出了组织行为学学者未来的研究方向,这些学者有兴趣从受援者的角度来研究和提高全球援助的有效性。(145字)
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Research in Organizational Behavior
Research in Organizational Behavior Psychology-Social Psychology
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期刊介绍: Research in Organizational Behavior publishes commissioned papers only, spanning several levels of analysis, and ranging from studies of individuals to groups to organizations and their environments. The topics encompassed are likewise diverse, covering issues from individual emotion and cognition to social movements and networks. Cutting across this diversity, however, is a rather consistent quality of presentation. Being both thorough and thoughtful, Research in Organizational Behavior is commissioned pieces provide substantial contributions to research on organizations. Many have received rewards for their level of scholarship and many have become classics in the field of organizational research.
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