Workplace gossip: An integrative review of its antecedents, functions, and consequences
The workplace gossip construct is currently divergently interpreted by organizational
scholars, with perceptions of its origins, functions, and impacts varying widely. In this …
scholars, with perceptions of its origins, functions, and impacts varying widely. In this …
The Five-Dimensional Curiosity Scale Revised (5DCR): Briefer subscales while separating overt and covert social curiosity
Curiosity is a fundamental human motivation that influences learning, the acquisition of
knowledge, and life fulfillment. Our ability to understand the benefits (and costs) of being a …
knowledge, and life fulfillment. Our ability to understand the benefits (and costs) of being a …
Moving beyond assumptions of deviance: The reconceptualization and measurement of workplace gossip.
Despite decades of research from other academic fields arguing that gossip is an important
and potentially functional behavior, organizational research has largely assumed that gossip …
and potentially functional behavior, organizational research has largely assumed that gossip …
The effects of social-and self-motives on the intentions to share positive and negative word of mouth
We examine social-and self-motives as drivers of Word of Mouth (WOM). The main
proposition is that the transmitter expects to gain personal and social benefits from sharing …
proposition is that the transmitter expects to gain personal and social benefits from sharing …
Punishing or praising gossipers: How people interpret the motives driving negative gossip shapes its consequences
M Testori, TD Dores Cruz… - Social and Personality …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Sharing negative gossip has been found to be pivotal for fostering cooperation in social
groups. The positive function gossip serves for groups suggests that gossipers should be …
groups. The positive function gossip serves for groups suggests that gossipers should be …
[HTML][HTML] Cybergossip and Problematic Internet Use in cyberaggression and cybervictimisation among adolescents
A Cebollero-Salinas, S Orejudo… - Computers in Human …, 2022 - Elsevier
Research on cyberbullying has focused on personal and contextual factors. However, little is
known about its relationship with habitual behaviours associated with easy access to the …
known about its relationship with habitual behaviours associated with easy access to the …
Who are the objects of positive and negative gossip at work?: a social network perspective on workplace gossip
Gossip is informal talking about colleagues. Taking a social network perspective, we argue
that group boundaries and social status in the informal workplace network determine who …
that group boundaries and social status in the informal workplace network determine who …
How does perceived negative workplace gossip influence employee knowledge sharing behavior? An explanation from the perspective of social information …
P Li, Z Huang, R Wang, S Wang - International Journal of Hospitality …, 2023 - Elsevier
Based on social information processing theory, this study explored the impact of perceived
negative workplace gossip on employees' knowledge sharing behavior. It examined the …
negative workplace gossip on employees' knowledge sharing behavior. It examined the …
Curiosity about people: The development of a social curiosity measure in adults
B Renner - Journal of personality assessment, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Curiosity refers to the desire for acquiring new information. The aim of this study was to
develop a questionnaire to assess social curiosity, that is, interest in how other people think …
develop a questionnaire to assess social curiosity, that is, interest in how other people think …
Dimensionality of interpersonal curiosity
Interpersonal curiosity (IPC) is the desire for new information about people. Fifty-one IPC
items were administered to 321 participants (248 women, 73 men), along with other …
items were administered to 321 participants (248 women, 73 men), along with other …