Risk Perception of Interpersonal Relationships among Employees

The types of risk perception and the factors influencing it when employees establish and maintain interpersonal relationships within organizations in China were explored. The result showed that the factors influencing the risk perception of interpersonal relationships included four categories, namely, spillover effects, features of the other side, personality fit, and status fit. The risk perception was composed of two types: life-affection related risks and career-benefit related risks. On subordinate-supervisor interpersonal relationships, the relationship among influencing factors of risk perception, types of risk perception, supervisor commitment, and closeness were explored.