Zong, Boqiang; Martinescu, Elena; Beersma, Bianca; Xu, … - In: Journal of business ethics : JBE 189 (2024) 2, pp. 385-402
Exploring a prevalent yet under-researched phenomenon in organizations, we examine the effect of multi-source negative gossip (i.e., gossip from coworkers and supervisors) on targets’ strategic behavioral responses. Drawing on appraisal theory of emotion, we propose that negative gossip from...