Human relationships are an integral part of the present-day process of globalization that, as we know, is transforming politics, economics, organizations, and though it may sound hackneyed life as we know it. What is of particular interest here is a specific question pointed at the organizational level: 'should bosses and employees be friends?' The crude fact is that, though global companies are moving to decentralization and more human based relationships, there remain several different forms of organizational structures, organizational cultures, organizational objectives, and so forth, and any attempt at precision is quite useless. Despite these unavoidable problems, however, this paper will probe at the issue and make efforts to provide a few useful observations. 9 pgs. 10 f/c. 8b.
