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Employee relations is one of the main concerns in Organizational Development (OD) where OD is one of the pillars in the field of Human Resource Development (HRD). Although previous literature on employee relations has often focused on the relationship between employers and employees, discussion on the relationship among employees has been scarce. In the workplace, compared to the time spent working with superiors, employees spend most of their time with their co-workers and tend to develop closer relationships with their co-workers than their superiors. As their relationship develops, employees will need support from their co-workers. Therefore, co-workers play an important role in strengthening employee relations in the workplace as well as to enhance employee wellbeing. Previous studies have shown that co-worker support brings about influences in various ways such as enhancing job performance, reducing stress and boosting organizational commitment. This paper presents a review of the definitions of co-worker support, the influences of co-worker support and the roles of employees and organization in fostering co-worker support. |
