The purpose of this study is to explore the outcomes of friendship at workplace. Based on the prior literature present study proposed a conceptual framework including Friendship at workplace, job embeddedness and employee engagement. The literature on friendship at workplace, job embeddedness, employee engagement and the related theories are backing as starting-point for constructing the conceptual model for this study. Based on the prior literature all the variables and dimensions are discussed in depth. This study also attempts to reduce the gap in the literature of friendship at workplace and employee engagement. It is anticipated that this study expands the scope of friendship at workplace and employee engagement in the field of research by testing job embeddedness as moderator between the two. Also this study gives better insight to researchers and the managers, regarding to positive and negative effect of friendship at workplace.
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