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題名 Can subordinates benefit from Manager`s gossip?
作者 郭建志
Kuo, Chien-Chih
Chang, Kirk
貢獻者 心理系
關鍵詞 Commitment; Managers; Negative gossip; Positive gossip; Subordinates
日期 2021-08
上傳時間 10-Feb-2022 11:36:50 (UTC+8)
摘要 Every story has two sides, so does gossip. Unlike prior studies that condemn gossip, our research analyzes whether managers’ gossip benefits subordinates. Gossip is informal conversation about other people who are absent at the scene, and gossip may be positive or negative. Positive gossip contains positiveness and appreciation, whereas negative gossip encloses negativeness and depreciation. We propose that managers’ positive gossip acts as commitment facilitator, implying a sense of recognition to subordinates. We also propose that subordinates appreciate such recognition by showing commitment toward managers. Research data are gathered from anonymous questionnaires that are distributed to 117 managers and 201 subordinates from five industries in Taiwan. Bootstrapping and structural equation modeling techniques are used to analyze the data. Managers’ positive gossip is found to be correlated with subordinates’ commitment toward managers, which also mediates subordinates’ perception of well-being, team empowerment, and job embeddedness. Yet, manager’s negative gossip is not correlated with any research variables. Our research is the first of its kind to explain why managers’ gossip has potential to be a commitment facilitator, and has brought news insights into gossip literature. Implications of the research findings also help reduce
關聯 European Management Journal, 39(4), 497-507
資料類型 article
DOI https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1016%252Fj.emj.2020.09.009;h=repec:eee:eurman:v:39:y:2021:i:4:p:497-507
dc.contributor 心理系
dc.creator (作者) 郭建志
dc.creator (作者) Kuo, Chien-Chih
dc.creator (作者) Chang, Kirk
dc.date (日期) 2021-08
dc.date.accessioned 10-Feb-2022 11:36:50 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 10-Feb-2022 11:36:50 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 10-Feb-2022 11:36:50 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/138866-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) Every story has two sides, so does gossip. Unlike prior studies that condemn gossip, our research analyzes whether managers’ gossip benefits subordinates. Gossip is informal conversation about other people who are absent at the scene, and gossip may be positive or negative. Positive gossip contains positiveness and appreciation, whereas negative gossip encloses negativeness and depreciation. We propose that managers’ positive gossip acts as commitment facilitator, implying a sense of recognition to subordinates. We also propose that subordinates appreciate such recognition by showing commitment toward managers. Research data are gathered from anonymous questionnaires that are distributed to 117 managers and 201 subordinates from five industries in Taiwan. Bootstrapping and structural equation modeling techniques are used to analyze the data. Managers’ positive gossip is found to be correlated with subordinates’ commitment toward managers, which also mediates subordinates’ perception of well-being, team empowerment, and job embeddedness. Yet, manager’s negative gossip is not correlated with any research variables. Our research is the first of its kind to explain why managers’ gossip has potential to be a commitment facilitator, and has brought news insights into gossip literature. Implications of the research findings also help reduce
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dc.relation (關聯) European Management Journal, 39(4), 497-507
dc.subject (關鍵詞) Commitment; Managers; Negative gossip; Positive gossip; Subordinates
dc.title (題名) Can subordinates benefit from Manager`s gossip?
dc.type (資料類型) article
dc.identifier.doi (DOI) 10.1016/j.emj.2020.09.009
dc.doi.uri (DOI) https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1016%252Fj.emj.2020.09.009;h=repec:eee:eurman:v:39:y:2021:i:4:p:497-507