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The research study “Maintaining Workplace Friendships: Perceived Politeness and Predictors of Maintenance Tactic Choice” co-authored by Patricia M. Sias, Erin B. Gallagher,

Irina Kopaneva, and Hannah Pedersen, was published in Communication Research in 2011. The Study 1 is Peer Workplace Friendship Maintenance Tactics. Its primary purpose was to develop a set of maintenance tactic items relevant to peer workplace friendships. The authors used Lee and Jablin's items as a starting point, and surveyed focus group members to discuss each item and, based on their experience, assess its relevance to peer workplace friendships. Although research has examined relationship maintenance ...