The Impact of Group Diversity and Structure on Individual Negative Workplace Gossip

IF 2.9 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Human Performance Pub Date : 2020-12-28 DOI:10.1080/08959285.2020.1867144

Andrea Kim, Jiseon Shin, Youngsang Kim, Jinhee Moon

引用次数: 9

Abstract

ABSTRACT This study examines how group diversity affects individual group members’ negative gossip about their colleagues and how this linkage is altered by group structure. We hypothesize that group diversity in terms of organizational tenure reduces individual negative gossip about coworkers, and that the diversity–gossip linkage is moderated by a self-managing structure. With a multi-source dataset collected from 312 nurses employed in 39 nursing groups at four healthcare organizations, our random coefficient modeling analysis revealed that employees in groups with high tenure diversity are less likely to negatively gossip about their coworkers when the group has a greater self-managing structure. This study provides theoretical implications pertaining to the contextual influences on workplace gossip. Our findings offer practical implications regarding the management of employee gossip at work.

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群体多样性和结构对个人消极职场八卦的影响

摘要本研究考察了群体多样性如何影响个体群体成员对同事的负面八卦，以及这种联系是如何被群体结构改变的。我们假设，在组织任期方面的群体多样性减少了个人对同事的负面八卦，而多样性与八卦的联系是由自我管理结构调节的。通过从四家医疗保健组织39个护理小组的312名护士中收集的多源数据集，我们的随机系数建模分析显示，当团队拥有更大的自我管理结构时，任期多样性高的团队中的员工不太可能对同事说负面的闲话。这项研究提供了与语境对职场八卦影响相关的理论启示。我们的研究结果为员工工作八卦的管理提供了实际启示。

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Human Performance PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED-

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4.30

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期刊介绍： Human Performance publishes research investigating the nature and role of performance in the workplace and in organizational settings and offers a rich variety of information going beyond the study of traditional job behavior. Dedicated to presenting original research, theory, and measurement methods, the journal investigates individual, team, and firm level performance factors that influence work and organizational effectiveness. Human Performance is a respected forum for behavioral scientists interested in variables that motivate and promote high-level human performance, particularly in organizational and occupational settings. The journal seeks to identify and stimulate relevant research, communication, and theory concerning human capabilities and effectiveness. It serves as a valuable intellectual link between such disciplines as industrial-organizational psychology, individual differences, work physiology, organizational behavior, human resource management, and human factors.