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Over the last decade researchers paid considerable attention to the conditions needed for innovation emergence and implementation. However, the issue concerning the influence of employee relationships in a workplace on the organizational innovativeness has received little attention in research. On the ground of the studies carried out in Polish companies we are trying to narrow the gap in the field. The correlation and regression analysis of the research participant opinions showed that positive relationships at work stimulate employees, regardless of their position and job description, not only to come up with innovative ideas but also to develop the innovations proposed by others. So the executives managing organizations should focus on all kinds of factors creating positive relationships at work. We assume that the results presented in the paper may be regarded as a contribution to both the Positive Organizational Scholarship umbrella concept and to the Research stream concerning the conditions for being successful at innovation creation and implementation Udostępnienie publikacji Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego finansowane w ramach projektu „Doskonałość naukowa kluczem do doskonałości kształcenia”. Projekt realizowany jest ze środków Europejskiego Funduszu Społecznego w ramach Programu Operacyjnego Wiedza Edukacja Rozwój; nr umowy: POWER.03.05.00-00-Z092/17-00.

The paper concentrates on the review of the research carried out in the field of the relation between superior-subordinate communication in a company and its influence on employee job satisfaction in the last decade. The purpose of the paper has been to identify the possibilities of further research in that field in Poland. International research confirms direct and strong impact of good superior-subordinate communication on employee satisfaction. In future studies in that field a qualitative component should be included as the studies carried so far were primarily correlational. Implications for further research in Poland cover checking Motivating Language Theory in Polish environment, directionality of behaviours, how employees form their perception on communication satisfaction, influence of gender on the perception of employee satisfaction and on managerial communication competence.

Positive employee interpersonal relationships (IR), such as showing each other respect, acceptance, reliance, or friendliness are important elements of social capital. Business studies are becoming...