The workplace gossip construct is currently divergently interpreted by organizational
scholars, with perceptions of its origins, functions, and impacts varying widely. In this …

Research on inclusion has increased at a rapid pace highlighting the need for a close look
at the literature for ways to advance future research. This review about individual-level …

Purpose Supervisor incivility and organizational gossip are two examples of dark
organizational behaviors. Norm of reciprocity theory suggests that employees may develop …

This paper presents a meta-analysis on workplace gossip as a predictor of individual,
relational, and organizational outcomes. Our systematic review yielded 52 independent …

Purpose Extant scholars identified negative workplace gossip as a social stressor that
negatively influences employees' behavior and attitude. Despite the burgeoning interest in …

Exploring a prevalent yet under-researched phenomenon in organizations, we examine the
effect of multi-source negative gossip (ie, gossip from coworkers and supervisors) on targets' …

Purpose Gossip spreads like wildfire, damaging relationships, decaying trust and creating a
negative work environment. This study aims to investigate the relationship between negative …

Gossip is ubiquitous in organizations and human life. Previous research has examined the
detrimental effects of negative workplace gossip on employees' work-related outcomes …

Building on ego depletion theory and crossover theory, we investigated how negative
workplace gossip damages the target and has implications for the target's spouse. We …

Drawing on conservation of resources (COR) theory, we examine (a) how supervisor
negative gossip affects frontline employees' thriving at the workplace through positive affect …