I actually wrote a paper on the topic of relationships in the workplace while I was in graduate school…which was a long time ago…This issue has been in the workforce forever. I’m also wondering what role social media and the Internet plays in the relationships at work issue. With so many options for connecting with people; IM, email, texting, Facebook, etc. do you think it makes it easier for people to build and maintain these types of relationships with co-workers? Sounds like an interesting study to me.