چكيده لاتين :
During the ISth century Adam Smith linked the new commercialism of market relationships and exchanges which created conditions for a move towards benevolent forms of friendship in societies and organizations. Industrialization and urbanization influenced the growth of an anonymous and impersonal world where long hours of work and changing work conditions left little space or wherewithal to enjoy friendly relations. Arguably, Adam Smith was among the first to recognize the concept of workplace friendship as a social phenomena that could be used by organizations to improve productivity. Today, the experience of friendship tends to run from a central assumption that friendship (within different societies) is merged with aspects of the social and economic lives of people. Also, because it tends to be a product of time and place, three important points are noted:
* There are significant differences in the ways that different social groups organize their friend-like ties.
* Whilst there is the possibility of over emphasizing gender differences in friendship patterns and content, there, nevertheless, appears to be some important differences.
* The experience of friendship alters with age.
This article explores Workplace Friendships in Business.
