The impact of workplace gossip on organizational cynicism: Insights from the employment relationship perspective

Chien Chih Kuo; Chiu Yi Lu; Ting Kuei Kuo

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-39137-8_6

The impact of workplace gossip on organizational cynicism: Insights from the employment relationship perspective

Chien Chih Kuo, Chiu Yi Lu, Ting Kuei Kuo

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Abstract

This study examined the effects of workplace negative gossip on organizational cynicism. Moreover, we explored the antecedents of workplace negative gossip based on the employment relationship perspective, tested the relationship between abusive supervision, psychological contract breach and workplace negative gossip. The data were collected from 455 employees in Taiwan. Three major findings manifest in the results. First, workplace negative gossip had a significant predictability for organizational cynicism. Compare to interpersonal-related negative gossip, the effects of task-related negative gossip on organizational cynicism were larger. Secondly, employment relationship (abusive supervision and psychological contract breach) had significant predictability for the employees' workplace negative gossip. Thirdly, we found that employment relationship affects organizational cynicism through its impact on workplace negative gossip. In summary, workplace negative gossip mediates the relationship between employment relationship and organizational cynicism.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Cross-Cultural Design
Subtitle of host publication	Cultural Differences in Everyday Life - 5th International Conference, CCD 2013, Held as Part of HCI International 2013, Proceedings
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	44-50
Number of pages	7
Edition	PART 2
ISBN (Print)	9783642391361
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39137-8_6
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes
Event	5th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Design: Cultural Differences in Everyday Life, CCD 2013, Held as Part of HCI International 2013 - Las Vegas, NV, United States Duration: 21 Jul 2013 → 26 Jul 2013

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Number	PART 2
Volume	8024 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	5th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Design: Cultural Differences in Everyday Life, CCD 2013, Held as Part of HCI International 2013
Country/Territory	United States
City	Las Vegas, NV
Period	21/07/13 → 26/07/13

Keywords

employment relationship
organizational cynicism
workplace negative gossip

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

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Kuo, C. C., Lu, C. Y., & Kuo, T. K. (2013). The impact of workplace gossip on organizational cynicism: Insights from the employment relationship perspective. In Cross-Cultural Design: Cultural Differences in Everyday Life - 5th International Conference, CCD 2013, Held as Part of HCI International 2013, Proceedings (PART 2 ed., pp. 44-50). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 8024 LNCS, No. PART 2). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39137-8_6

Kuo, Chien Chih ; Lu, Chiu Yi ; Kuo, Ting Kuei. / The impact of workplace gossip on organizational cynicism : Insights from the employment relationship perspective. Cross-Cultural Design: Cultural Differences in Everyday Life - 5th International Conference, CCD 2013, Held as Part of HCI International 2013, Proceedings. PART 2. ed. Springer Verlag, 2013. pp. 44-50 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); PART 2).

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Kuo, CC, Lu, CY & Kuo, TK 2013, The impact of workplace gossip on organizational cynicism: Insights from the employment relationship perspective. in Cross-Cultural Design: Cultural Differences in Everyday Life - 5th International Conference, CCD 2013, Held as Part of HCI International 2013, Proceedings. PART 2 edn, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), no. PART 2, vol. 8024 LNCS, Springer Verlag, pp. 44-50, 5th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Design: Cultural Differences in Everyday Life, CCD 2013, Held as Part of HCI International 2013, Las Vegas, NV, United States, 21/07/13. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39137-8_6

The impact of workplace gossip on organizational cynicism: Insights from the employment relationship perspective. / Kuo, Chien Chih; Lu, Chiu Yi; Kuo, Ting Kuei.
Cross-Cultural Design: Cultural Differences in Everyday Life - 5th International Conference, CCD 2013, Held as Part of HCI International 2013, Proceedings. PART 2. ed. Springer Verlag, 2013. p. 44-50 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 8024 LNCS, No. PART 2).

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Kuo CC, Lu CY, Kuo TK. The impact of workplace gossip on organizational cynicism: Insights from the employment relationship perspective. In Cross-Cultural Design: Cultural Differences in Everyday Life - 5th International Conference, CCD 2013, Held as Part of HCI International 2013, Proceedings. PART 2 ed. Springer Verlag. 2013. p. 44-50. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); PART 2). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-39137-8_6

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