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Relationships at Work: Toward a Multidimensional Conceptualization of Dyadic Work Relationships
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Work relationships have come to form the very foundation of organizations and the contemporary embodiment of how most work gets accomplished, and there has been increased scholarly interest in this area. Although research has investigated the nature of high-quality and low-quality work relationships, few attempts have taken that next important step in more precisely articulating the actual dimensions that underlie work relationships, how they relate to one another, and how, as contextual background, they frame and influence organizational phenomena. In an effort to help address this gap in our understanding of relationships at work, this study briefly reviews the relevant literature on work relationships, extracting what is currently known about the specific aspects or underlying dimensions of such relationships. Then, the authors introduce an integrative multidimensional conceptualization of dyadic work relationships, which specifies the critical foundational dimensions and processes, and discusses the implications for future theory and research.
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- Authors
- Ferris, G. R., Liden, R. C., Munyon, T. P., Summers, J. K., Basik, K. J., & Buckley, M. R.
- Affiliations
- Florida State University (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- University of Central Florida (US)
- Bradley University (US)
- University of Oklahoma (US)
- Corresponding author
- Ferris, Gerald R.
- Venue
- Journal of Management
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2009-10-19
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1379-1403
- ISSN
- 0149-2063 (ISSN-L)
- 1557-1211
- OpenAlex
- W2063897807
- Cited by
- 411
- References
- 134
- Citations by year
- 2026: 19 · 2025: 29 · 2024: 33 · 2023: 24 · 2022: 39 · 2021: 25 · 2020: 29 · 2019: 23 · 2018: 39 · 2017: 26 · 2016: 28 · 2015: 20 · 2014: 17 · 2013: 24 · 2012: 16
- FWCI
- 21.21
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Locations
- Journal of Management (publishedVersion)
- Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Team Dynamics and Performance
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Keywords
- workplace relationships, dyads, relationship quality, coworker relationships, organizational context
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