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Workplace Friendships among Bank Employees in E astern L ibya
Author(s) -
Bader Hind A. M.,
Hashim Intan H. M.,
Zaharim Norzarina Mohd
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
digest of middle east studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.225
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 1949-3606
pISSN - 1060-4367
DOI - 10.1111/dome.12020
Subject(s) - friendship , marital status , psychology , scale (ratio) , work (physics) , social psychology , demographic economics , demography , geography , sociology , engineering , population , economics , mechanical engineering , cartography
The purpose of this study was to examine workplace friendships among 536 employees of Wahda Bank in four cities in E astern L ibya. In this study, a Workplace Friendship Scale ( WFS ) was used to assess opportunities for and the presence of friendships. Participants in this study reported mainly positive friendships at the workplace. Participants of different gender, ages, education levels, cities, and durations of work in different departments reported various opportunities for workplace friendships. However, marital status and type of occupation were not significantly related to friendships at the workplace. Findings suggest both similar and unique patterns of friendships compared to those studied outside L ibya.