Idle Gossip and Dismissal: A Breeding Ground for Workplace Litigation

Gobind, Jenni; Ukpere, Wilfred I.

doi:10.1080/0976691x.2013.11884814

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“…Most scholars of workplace gossip have made an ample call to managers to minimize or eradicate office gossip within an organization (Gobind & Ukpere, 2013;Van Vuuren, 2014;Wu et al, 2018). However, negative perception of workplace gossip can limit us to gain a deeper understanding of the influences that cause employees to engage in gossip.…”

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“…Van Vuuren (2014) outline that gossiping in an organization could be view as a tool for the workplace bullying. Based on the literature, the workplace gossip has a potential of resulting in some negative reactions such as low staff morale, low motivation, attrition of valuable employees (Gobind & Ukpere, 2013).…”

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“…Perhaps, this can be attributed to the sociable environment and that employees spend more time in the workplace than in their homes. It is such time that gossip finds itself developing from mere chitchats into serious gossip which might be generic or malicious (Gobind & Ukpere, 2013)Garber, (2011). The malicious gossip, or that which is intended to do harm, is considered equivalent to misconduct, at least in the South African workplace (Gobind & Ukpere, 2013).…”

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“…It is such time that gossip finds itself developing from mere chitchats into serious gossip which might be generic or malicious (Gobind & Ukpere, 2013)Garber, (2011). The malicious gossip, or that which is intended to do harm, is considered equivalent to misconduct, at least in the South African workplace (Gobind & Ukpere, 2013). None of the organizations is insulated from gossip in the workplace be it private or public.…”

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“…Another view byYang, Minjock, Voss, and Colarelli (2014) is that employees' gossip to get along with an abusive supervisor. (Gobind & Ukpere, 2013) further cautions about the negative outcomes if gossip is underestimated by employers, suggesting that there could be increased staff turnover, premature resignations and loss of valuable employees as a result of gossip. In supporting this argument, (Abbajay, 2013) posit that workplace gossip can further pose a threat to the organisational performance by affecting the productivity and depleting of resources of energy and resources.…”

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Gossip is pervasive in any working environment. Sketching upon the existing and scant body of research knowledge surrounding the subject of gossip, the current qualitative study undertaken critically assessed how the employees protrude themselves after being victims of gossip in a workplace. This study examined the influence of workplace gossip on the job performance of employees within selected municipalities in South Africa. The researcher intended to establish the likeliest behaviour of municipality employees towards their job performance in the event of encountering workplace gossip. Interviews with twenty-five office workers were conducted and data documented and analyzed. The heuristic of this study was to equip managers or those in practice with an in-depth understanding about office gossip, by providing a new dimension about the influence workplace gossip on job performance and employees self-efficacy. Moreover, the study necessitated an in-depth understanding of several reactions that emanates from employees behavioral patterns when affected by office gossip. The study uncovered a substantial outcome, such that if gossip is work-related, rather than non-work-related, employees are more likely to improve their performance. However, unremittingly exposure to gossip can have a negative impact on employee’s self-efficacy.

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