Talk:Workplace relationship

Workplace relationships are unique interpersonal relationships with important implications for the individuals in those relationships and the organizations in which the relationships exist and develop.^[1]

Studies Show that Workplace relationships directly affect a worker's ability to suceed; The main point being that employees with the best access to information are the most likely to succeed. Furthermore employees with a higher quality relationship with their supervisor have more acess to such information.

Because workers are spending On Avergage 50 hours a week in the workplace friendships are formed because of the long work hours. These connections can be both strenthgning or become harmful. Since these relationships are becoming more common this page will act as a brife overview on relationships in the workplace, creating, sustaining, and sucessful approaches to balancing the work and the relationships.

Workplace friendship

Gordon, Jason; Hartman, Rosanne (2009). "Affinity seeking strategies and open communication in peer workplace relationships". Atlantic Journal of Communication. 17: 115-125. doi:10.1080/15456870902873184. 

^[1]Bisel, Ryan; Messersmith, Amber; Kelley, Katherine (2012). "Supervisor-subordinate communication: Hierarchical mum effect meets organizational learning". Journal of Business Communication. 49 (2): 128-147. doi:10.1177/0021943612346972.</ref>

^[2]Colbert, Amy; Bono, Joyce; Purnavona, Radostina (2016). "Flourishing via workplace relationships: Moving beyond instrumental support". Academy of Management Journal. 59 (4): 1199-1223. doi:10.5465/amj.2014.0506.</ref>

^[3]Lam, Long; Lau, Dora (2012). "Feeling lonely at work: Investigating the consequences of unsatisfactory workplace relationships". The International Journal of Human Resource Management. 23 (20): 4265-4282. doi:10.1080/09585192.2012.665070.</ref>

^[4]Sias, Patricia; Gallagher, Erin; Kopaneva, Irina; Pederson, Hannah (2012). "Maintaining workplace friendships: Perceived politeness and predictors of maintenance tactic choice". Communication Research. 39 (2): 239-268. doi:10.1177/0093650210396869.</ref> References are good but so much is changing that you will want to double check 09 articles. JButlerModaff (talk) 16:48, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

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