The problem with these theories is that
they do not clearly distinguish whether a
social partnership is motivated by the
attractiveness of the task (work partnership)
for the collaborator, or by the collaborator's
willingness to contribute to the organization
(contribution partnership). However, the
partnership will be very different depending
on which type of social exchange the
collaborator bases his or her relationship
with the leader. For example, in the case of a
work partnership, the leader can seek to
persuade the collaborator to do what the
leader wants on the basis of more attractive
or interesting tasks. But, in the case of a
contribution partnership, besides that of
influence, the leader can also fall back on the
collaborator's responsibility to contribute to
the organization even when the task is not
attractive, if it is important for the
organization.