Tracy L. Dumas

TL;DR: It is found that desire for greater segmentation does moderate the relationship between the organizational policies one has access to and individuals' satisfaction and commitment, suggesting that more policies may not always be better in terms of job satisfaction and organizational commitment.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors build theory about how the status differences that often accompany demographic characteristics can hinder this development through their influence on disclosure of personal information, and how disclosure may increase status distance instead of bringing individuals closer together, and they also discuss how status characteristics and identification with one's characteristics influence disclosure of status-relevant information.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors posit that boundary management is a tool for handling role responsibilities and boundary management can be used for shaping workplace identity and relationships, and they posit that segmenting personal and professional do not serve the same objectives.

TL;DR: Theories of status rarely address unearned status gain this article, defined as an unexpected and unsolicited increase in relative standing, prestige, or worth attained not through individual effort or achiev...

TL;DR: It is found that reported integration behaviors were associated with closer relationships among coworkers but that this effect was qualified by an interaction effect, and racial dissimilarity moderated the relationship between integration and closeness.