The relationship between bureaucracy and workplace friendship

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 255-266

  Hsiao Yen, Mao ^a,d   Chien Yu, Chen ^b,d   Ting Hua, Hsieh ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF BUSINESS   (Taiwan)

^b CHIHLEE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c DA YEH UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Bureaucracy; Bureaucratic procedures rules; Hierarchy; Workplace friendship; Workplace impersonality

Indexed keywords

EID: 66849143864     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2009.37.2.255     Document Type: Article

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