Interpersonal relationships at the working place are a necessary and current topic which is comprehensive not only in the working life of an individual but also in his private life. In the master’s thesis, I first made a theoretical review of literature where I ascertained that good interpersonal relationships at the working place are very important for the employees. I dedicated my research to human resources departments, as I was interested in their view about the issues of interpersonal relationships at the workplace. Even more, I was interested in their approach and their role in the treatment of good and bad interpersonal relationships at the workplace. Therefore, I performed eleven semi-structured interviews with the leading human resources officers in big Slovenian organizations. Human resources managers listed numerous approaches for preserving good relationships at the workplace. Most often, they organize workshops and education. They are prepared to help. They build a culture of open communication. They use various rulebooks and take preventive action by the very selection of the personnel. Human resources managers use a lot of different approaches and methods for solving bad relationships in the workplace also. On most occasions, they assure mediation and take care of the performance of disciplinary procedures. It is not necessary that they immediately tend to solve the problems. They mediate in a peaceful way and cooperate with the representatives of the workers, psychologists, and psychotherapists.
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