Social Capital in Organizations ─ An Exchange Theory Approach

Wenzel Matiaske studied Sociology, Economics, and Political Science at Philipp University of Marburg and Public Administration at the German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer. He worked as a Research Assistant at the Universities of Paderborn and Mainz and held positions as Assistant Professor (1992-1998, Technical University Berlin), Acting Professor (1998-2000, University of Paderborn) and full Professor of Business Administration at the International Institute for Management of Flensburg University (2000-2008). He is currently Professor of Business Administration, Leadership and Labour Relations and managing director of the Institute for Human Resources and International Management at Helmut Schmidt University/University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg. Furthermore, he spent time as a Research-Professor with the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), Berlin.