CAN TIGHT GROUPS AT WORK BE DETRIMENTAL? A THEORETICAL VIEW OF GOSSIP FROM THE NETWORK TIE STRENGTH AND DENSITY PERSPECTIVE

Alfred L. Luna, Decima Christine Garcia, Shih Yung Chou and Sara Jackson

Global Journal of Business Research, 2013, vol. 7, issue 1, 91-100

Abstract: Given the importance of effective communication in organizational settings and the potential destructive impact of gossiping, greater research is needed to isolate those factors that enable negative gossip to occur. Although previous research has examined the effect of social network characteristics on gossip, the focus has not been on assessing the effect of social network tie strength and density on forms of gossip. In this article, we present a new theoretical framework for investigating how social network tie strength and network density can influence the forms of gossip, either negative or positive, in organizations. Our theoretical framework, therefore, provides important implications for theory and managerial practice.

Keywords: Gossip; social network ties strength; social network density (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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