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Organizing Relationships Traditional and Emerging Perspectives on Workplace Relationships

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ISBN-10: 1412957974

ISBN-13: 9781412957977

Edition: 2009

Authors: Patricia M. Sias, Patricia M. Sias

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Relationships in the workplace are particularly important and consequential interpersonal relationships. An individual in a typical (40+ hours per week) job is likely to spend as much, if not more, of his or her time interacting with coworkers than with friends and family. Workplace relationships are not, however, simply personal relationships in a workplace setting. While workplace and non-workplace personal relationships share many similarities, they also differ in fundamental ways. The relationships individuals have with others at work play an important role in organizational processes. At the same time, the workplace context exerts unique influences on relationship processes and…    
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Book details

List price: $70.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/15/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 5.75" wide x 6.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English

Organizing Relationships
Post-positive Approaches to Workplace Relationships
Social Construction Approaches to Workplace Relationships
Critical Approaches to Workplace Relationships
Structuration Theory and Workplace Relationships
Supervisor - Subordinate Relationships
Overview
Functions of Supervisor-Subordinate Relationships
Supervisor-Subordinate Relationship Development
Outcomes and Consequences of Supervisor-Subordinate Relationships
Theoretical Perspectives on Supervisor-Subordinate Relationships
Practicing Theory: Equal but Not Equitable
Peer Coworker Relationships
Overview
Functions of Peer Relationships
Peer Relationship Development
Outcomes and Consequences of Peer Relationships
Theoretical Perspectives on Peer Relationships
Practicing theory: Strata Tech
Workplace Friendship
Overview
Functions of Workplace Friendship
Workplace Friendship Development
Outcomes and Consequences of Workplace Friendship
Theoretical Perspectives on Workplace Friendship
Practicing Theory: Too Much of a Good Thing?
Romantic Workplace Relationships
Overview
The "Gray Area" Between Romance and Sexual Harassment
Workplace Romantic Relationship Development
Outcomes and Consequences of Workplace Romantic Relationships
Workplace Romance Policy
Theoretical Perspectives on Workplace Romantic Relationships
Practicing Theory: Regretting Romance
Customer and Client Relationships
Overview
Relationship Marketing
Customer Relationship Development
Outcomes and Consequences of Customer Relationships
Theoretical Perspectives on Customer and Client Relationships
Practicing theory: Losing Trust in the National Trust Bank
Workplace Relationships and Society
Overview
Technology, Globalization and Workplace Relationships
Workplace Relationships and the Life-World
Theoretical Perspectives on Workplace Relationships and Society
Practicing Theory: Spirited Away