Understanding Work/Life Blending: Credibility Implications for Those Who Date at Work

Communication Studies

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 563-580

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

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competence; Credibility; Goodwill; Trustworthiness; Work family Border Theory; Work life Balance; Workplace Romance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859066716     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510974.2011.582663     Document Type: Article

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