Interpersonal Relations of the Civil Servants with the Different Level of Social Normativity

The paper features the problem of the interpersonal relations of the civil servants with the different level of social normativity. Harmony / disharmony of the interpersonal relations caused by a social and psychological distance between the interacting subjects prove to be the indicators of personnel risk for the organization. A change of a distance manifests of personnel risk, whereas a disharmony of the interpersonal relations in the business sphere poses a threat of personnel safety. Various empirical researches showed that regulatory civil servants seek to build such an acceptable distance in interpersonal interaction that would provides trust, emotional proximity, and a readiness for joint activity. On the contrary, non-regulatory government employees build a larger distance according to their personal traits. They reveal a deeper trust in themselves than in the partner, a lesser emotional proximity and no compatibility orientation. For regulatory employees, personnel risk
is in a narrowing the distance, which may result in mixing the business and emotional relations, e.g. relations without concern for the status of the partner in the team. For non-regulatory employees, risk can manifest in an excessive distancing from colleagues, formalization of the relations, as well as criticism and depreciation of the partner. The empirical data obtained can be used for the development of personal and professional qualities of the civil servants, in particular for formation of flexible skills of a social and psychological distance in interpersonal interaction. It is important to use the principle of the differentiation assuming ability to differentiate forms of relationship and to build new interrelations between them. 

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