Rumor as Revenge in the Workplace
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Bordia, Prashant; Kiazad, Kohyar; Restubog, Simon; Difonzo, Nicholas; Stenson, Nicholas; Tang, Robert L.
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Two studies that examined the role of revenge in rumor transmission and involved working adults as participants are reported. Study 1 used hypothetical scenarios to manipulate organizational treatment of an employee and the believability of a rumor. Participants had higher intention to transmit a harmful rumor when the organization broke job-related promises (i.e., breached the psychological contract) and revenge motivation mediated this relationship. Believability of the rumor had no effect....[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2014 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/75444 |
Source: | Group and Organization Management |
DOI: | 10.1177/1059601114540750 |
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