What's in It for Them? Advantages of Higher-Status Partners in Exchange Relationships
研究高地位企业为何愿意与低地位伙伴合作，发现高地位企业能获得更多努力，且努力程度与地位差距成正比，从而提升绩效。
This article explores the motivations that high-status firms have to enter exchange relationships with lower-status partners. We argue that high-status firms can secure greater effort from lower-status partners and that the amount of effort will be proportional to their status advantage over these partners. We further propose that such effort will translate to increased performance by mediating the negative consequences of affiliations with lower-status partners. This increase in performance constitutes the motivation for high-status firms to enter exchange relationships with lower-status partners. Findings using data on Formula One racing support our argument.