The relationship between organizational level and workplace friendship

This study examines the effect of organizational level on workplace friendship, which remains unclear in the organizational literature regarding interpersonal relationships. As was hypothesized, the result from a survey of 288 Taiwanese employees revealed that individuals at higher organizational levels perceived less workplace friendship. The finding does not support the argument that higher levels are presumed to have more workplace friendship in view of their capability of resource-supplying or their being in the centrality of working relationships/networks in their organizations. The workplace of organizational higher levels, and the situations for the finding are also discussed.