Managing Gossip in Organizations -A conceptual Framework
Keywords:
Managing Gossip, Gossip, behavior, organizations behavior, ,employees behavior
Abstract
Gossip is a phenomenon that has been labeled by many as bad, and yet relatively little is understood about its influence to employees. There are positive effects of Gossiping at work; meanwhile there are also negative aspects of this behavior in most organizations. Gossip in organizations may manage using different strategies and philosophies.
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4- Cole Jennifer M. and Scrivener, Hannah (2013): Short term effects of gossip behavior on self-esteem, Current Psychology, Volume 32, Issue 3, pp 252–260.
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Published
2018-06-03
How to Cite
Allaoui, A. (2018). Managing Gossip in Organizations -A conceptual Framework. Journal of Excellence for Economics and Management Research, 2(01), 292-301. https://doi.org/10.34118/jeemr.v2i01.415
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