A scenario-based experiment was used to test five hypotheses concerning group and individual predictors of individual intentions to perform helping behavior in a group. The results of an ANCOVA indicated that descriptive helping norms, personal helping norms, and selfmonitoring perceptions were positively associated with individual intentions to perform helping behavior. The findings underscore...

This research program explored links among prosocial motives, empathy, and helping behavior. Preliminary work found significant relations among components of self-reported empathy and personality (N = 223). In Study 1, the authors examined the generality of prosocial behavior across situations and group memberships of victims (N = 622). In Study 2, empathic focus and the victim's outgroup statu...

This paper proposes linkages between human resource (HR) systems, relational climates, and employee helping behavior. We suggest HR systems promote relational climates varying in terms of the motivation and sustenance of helping behavior. HR systems are expected to indirectly influence the nature of relationships and the character of helping within organizations. By considering HR systems and t...