Job / Personal References | Consulting People You Know to Solve a Problem |
Social Fulfillment | Access to Job Opportunities |
Job Referrals | Visibility at Work |
Closing Sales | Finding New Customers |
Finding Partners | Clearing Issues |
Learning / Mastering a Language | Promotions at Work with Increased Visibility |
Increased Choices in Career | Ability to Change Careers By Leveraging People You Know |
Recognition at Work | Rewards at Work |
Pay Raises with Increased Visibility | Performance Compensation |
Recognition in Your Profession / Industry | Recognition in Your Community |
Establishing Ties To High Status Institutions | Cultural Capital |
Relational Capital | Finding a Life Partner |
Founding a Family | Leveraging Relationships to Solve Problems for Family |
Cultivating a Shared Sense of Identity and Purpose | Access to Expert Advice |
Access to Information (e.g. learning about office politics at a firm before taking job) | Access to Capital / Funding |
Peaceful Coexistence With Neighbors | Political Capital |
Influencing Strategy and Decisions | Promoting a Business |
Developing Social Skills | Developing Personal Presence |
Public Speaking Opportunities | Shared Experiences |
Friendship | Social Status (e.g. popularity, fame or visibility) |
Helping Others / Doing Good | Wellness (e.g. from social connectedness and engagement) |
Cultural Experiences | Epic Experiences / Peak Experiences |
Developing Cultural Competence | Developing Personal Resilience (i.e. dealing with people can be challenging) |
Developing Political Capacities (e.g. ability to debate or influence) | Benefiting from Reciprocity (e.g. people who end up returning kindnesses you have paid them) |
