When work and love mix: Perceptions of peers in workplace romances

Western Journal of Communication

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 349-369

  Horan, Sean M ^a   Chory, Rebecca M ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deception; Honesty; Solidarity; Trust; Workplace Romance

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350773956     PISSN: 10570314     EISSN: 17451027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10570310903279042     Document Type: Article

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