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Relating Theory (Birtchnell, How humans relate: A new interpersonal theory. Westport, CT: Praeger; paperback, Hove, UK: Psychology Press, 1993/1996) can be applied to the workplace, in particular to job sharing at senior levels as this demands competencies in relating to others from a position of closeness, distance, upperness, and lowerness. One of the biggest barriers to job sharing is identifying compatible partners with the right mix of competencies to collaborate together. This chapter discusses the potential use of a modified version of the Person’s Relating to Others Questionnaire Version 2 (PROQ2; Birtchnell and Evans, Personality and Individual Differences, 36, 125–140, 2004) which can be used to help individuals consider their readiness to job share, as well as a modified version of the Us as a Couple Questionnaire (US; Birtchnell, Relating in psychotherapy: The application of a new theory. Hardback, Westport, CT: Praeger; paperback London: Brunner-Routledge, 1999/2002) which may be useful as part of an ongoing review process for job sharers.
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Daniels, L. (2016). The Person’s Relating to Others at Work Questionnaire (PROWQ): A Modified Version of the PROQ Applied to Job Sharing at Senior Levels in the Workplace. In: Birtchnell, J., Newberry, M., Kalaitzaki, A. (eds) Relating Theory – Clinical and Forensic Applications. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-50459-3_10
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