The present study examined differences related to gender and hierarchical position in interpersonal relations in a public-sector organisation called Bharat Petroleum Corporation, Ltd. Data were collected from 100 respondents and subjected to analysis of variance. Gender differences were observed in received openness and significance and hierarchical differences in received control and expressed inclusion, openness, significance, and competence.
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