The Implications of Increasingly Porous Boundaries for Workplace Relationships.

Workplace relationships promote productivity, growth, and well-being in organizations. However, as the work context changes, the nature of workplace relationships, the processes by which they are formed and maintained, and their functions may change as well. This symposium includes four studies that examine the ways in which workplace and societal shifts impact relational processes and outcomes. All four studies emphasize the increasingly porous boundary between work and life, considering the effects of alternative work arrangements and macrosocietal events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and global wars on workplace relationships and examining how nonwork relationships may fulfill work-related needs. The presentations and planned discussion will shed light on the ways in which relationships may be impacted by changes to work and worker concerns and the ways in which relationships may help employees navigate the changing world of work. Are All Relational Resources Equal? The Joint Effects of Work and Nonwork Relationships Author: Madison Mucci-Ferris; Tippie College of Business, U. of Iowa Author: Amy E. Colbert; U. of Iowa Homers, Officers, and Flexers: How Work Modalities Impact Workplace Relationships Author: Radostina Krassimirova Purvanova; Drake U. Author: Alanah Mitchell; Drake U. Coworkers' Cross-Domain Conversations: Energizing and Preoccupying Effects of COVID-19 Author: Catherine Kleshinski; Indiana U., Bloomington Author: Kelly Schwind Wilson; Purdue U., West Lafayette Transformative Events: The Vicarious Effects of Distant War on Employee Prosocial Behavior Author: Liuba Belkin; Lehigh U. Author: Michele Williams; U. of Iowa Author: William J. Becker; Virginia Tech Author: Sarah Tuskey; Virginia Tech [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]