Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the role of positive workplace gossip (PWG)
in employee innovative behavior, whereby a mediating effect of employee loyalty is …

The present study uses social network analyses to examine the associations between
children's prosocial behaviour and classroom affiliative relationships (ie, hanging out …

Brokerage is a central concept in the organization literature. It has been argued that
individuals in broker positions—ie, connecting otherwise disconnected parts within a firm's …

Problems of cooperation are frequent among living organisms, but they are difficult to solve.
Humans have been able to produce large-scale cooperation among unrelated individuals …

Negative gossip is a double-edged sword, which can harm group members but also protect
them from harmful others. Current theory proposes that gossip receivers assess gossipers' …

Gossip is a pervasive phenomenon in organizations causing many individuals to have
second-hand information about their colleagues. However, whether it is used to inform …

Although friendship networks have been extensively studied, few models and studies are
available to understand the reciprocity of friendship and foes. Here a model is presented to …

This study examines whether and how an individual's subjective, or self-rated, popularity is
related to one's structural position in the peer network, as measured by betweenness …

While all species are unique, only humans have been able to develop complex tools and
technology, and to place energy and their environment under control. Social learning and …

Objectives The religious influence on the construction of emotions like love and hate have
lacked empirical attention. This study sought to address this issue by exploring the influence …