Close friendships at work are lifelines that have frayed during the pandemic

Author

Kenneth TAI, Singapore Management UniversityFollow

Publication Type

News Article

Publication Date

10-2021

Abstract

We have gone from having lunch with colleagues and meeting after work to eating hurriedly at our desks at home. The change in relationships at work also affects our productivity, argues SMU’s Kenneth Tai.

Keywords

Work relationships, friendships, Covid-19, work from home

Discipline

Human Resources Management | Organizational Behavior and Theory | Public Health

Research Areas

Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources

Publication

Channel NewsAsia

Citation

TAI, Kenneth. Close friendships at work are lifelines that have frayed during the pandemic. (2021). Channel NewsAsia.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/6852

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https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/friendships-work-home-affected-pandemic-isolated-colleagues-2237396