As described in Chernyak-Hai and Rabenu's (2018) focal article, the workplace has changed tremendously over the past few decades. These changes, undoubtedly, have affected how individuals interact and build relationships in the workplace. We live in a “networked society,” where the advances in technology and subsequent spread of communication and information have reorganized the way individuals are connected to one another (Castells, 2004; Wellman, 1999). In other words, we exist in complex networks, where underlying interconnections and interdependencies are the keys to scientific understanding. In their focal article, Chernyak-Hai and Rabenu highlight the need to adapt social exchange theories and research to incorporate the change in workplace relationships resulting from advances in technology and changes in the global market and workforce (e.g., freelancers, contract workers).

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工作场所关系和社交网络

正如 Chernyak-Hai 和 Rabenu (2018) 的焦点文章所述，工作场所在过去几十年中发生了巨大变化。毫无疑问，这些变化影响了个人在工作场所互动和建立关系的方式。我们生活在一个“网络社会”中，技术的进步以及随后的通信和信息的传播已经重新组织了个人相互联系的方式（Castells，2004；Wellman，1999）。换句话说，我们存在于复杂的网络中，其中潜在的相互联系和相互依赖是科学理解的关键。在他们的焦点文章中，