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- Title
Coping with Cupid: The Formation, Impact, and Management of Romantic Relationships in Organizations.
- Authors
Quinn, Robert E.
- Abstract
A model of the dynamics of organizational romance is important because organizations are a natural environment for the emergence of romantic relationships. Their emergence is feared and these fears influence decisions about the acceptability of women in organizations. The frequency of such relationships is likely to increase with more women in the work force. Little is known about the phenomenon in general. Qualitative data from interviews with third parties and numerical data from a questionnaire are used to delineate the types and varieties of behavior associated with the formation, impact, and management of organizational romance. Factors in the formation of romantic relationships are proximity, motives, and characteristics of the work group or setting. Visibility of the relationship, behavior changes by participants, the reactions of members, and overall changes in the system are delineated as elements in understanding the impact of organizational romance. In considering the management of romantic relationships, three types of behavior are identified: no action, punitive actions, and positive actions. The impact of organizational romance is discussed in terms of Weberian assumptions and beliefs, exchange theory, personal costs, and social equity.
- Subjects
GENDER role in the work environment; WORK environment; ORGANIZATIONAL sociology; MAN-woman relationships; INTERPERSONAL relations; WOMEN in the professions; PERSONNEL policies; ORGANIZATIONAL structure; EMPLOYEE selection; WORKPLACE romance; SOCIAL psychology
- Publication
Administrative Science Quarterly, 1977, Vol 22, Issue 1, p30
- ISSN
0001-8392
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/2391744