TY - JOUR
T1 - Gossip fiercer than a tiger
T2 - Effect of workplace negative gossip on targeted employees’ innovative behavior
AU - Zhou, Aiqin
AU - Liu, Yi
AU - Su, Xin
AU - Xu, Haoying
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - From a self-evaluation perspective, we explored the influence of negative workplace gossip on targeted employees’ innovative behavior. We surveyed 296 employees of 19 enterprises. The results of regression analysis showed that negative workplace gossip was negatively related to employees’ innovative behavior, that organization-based self-esteem mediated the relationship between negative workplace gossip and employees’ innovative behavior, and that employees’ creative self-efficacy moderated the relationship between organization-based self-esteem and employees’ innovative behavior, such that the positive relationship was stronger when employees’ creative self-efficacy was higher. Our findings offer insight into the potential harm of gossip in the workplace and contribute to delineating the underlying mechanism and boundary condition of the link between negative workplace gossip and employees’ innovative behavior. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
AB - From a self-evaluation perspective, we explored the influence of negative workplace gossip on targeted employees’ innovative behavior. We surveyed 296 employees of 19 enterprises. The results of regression analysis showed that negative workplace gossip was negatively related to employees’ innovative behavior, that organization-based self-esteem mediated the relationship between negative workplace gossip and employees’ innovative behavior, and that employees’ creative self-efficacy moderated the relationship between organization-based self-esteem and employees’ innovative behavior, such that the positive relationship was stronger when employees’ creative self-efficacy was higher. Our findings offer insight into the potential harm of gossip in the workplace and contribute to delineating the underlying mechanism and boundary condition of the link between negative workplace gossip and employees’ innovative behavior. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
KW - Creative self-efficacy
KW - Employees’ innovative behavior
KW - Negative workplace gossip
KW - Organization-based self-esteem
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U2 - 10.2224/sbp.5727
DO - 10.2224/sbp.5727
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85068056397
SN - 0301-2212
VL - 47
JO - Social Behavior and Personality
JF - Social Behavior and Personality
IS - 5
M1 - e5727
ER -