The unknown force: How gossip shapes the functioning and performance of organizational groups.

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (6)

Editorial: Why People Gossip and What It Brings About: Motives for, and Consequences of, Informal Evaluative Information Exchange

Author(s): Myriam N. Bechtoldt, Bianca Beersma, Maria T. M. Dijkstra
Published in: Frontiers in Psychology, Issue 11, 2020, ISSN 1664-1078
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00024

Gossip about Coronavirus: Infection status and norm adherence shape social responses

Author(s): Terence D. Dores Cruz, Romy van der Lee, Bianca Beersma
Published in: Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, Issue 24/4, 2021, Page(s) 658-679, ISSN 1368-4302
DOI: 10.1177/1368430221991232

An Integrative Definition and Framework to Study Gossip

Author(s): Terence D. Dores Cruz, Annika S. Nieper, Martina Testori, Elena Martinescu, Bianca Beersma
Published in: Group & Organization Management, Issue 46/2, 2021, Page(s) 252-285, ISSN 1059-6011
DOI: 10.1177/1059601121992887

The Bright and Dark Side of Gossip for Cooperation in Groups

Author(s): Terence D. Dores Cruz, Bianca Beersma, Maria T. M. Dijkstra, Myriam N. Bechtoldt
Published in: Frontiers in Psychology, Issue 10, 2019, ISSN 1664-1078
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01374

Getting a Grip on the Grapevine: Extension and Factor Structure of the Motives to Gossip Questionnaire

Author(s): Terence D. Dores Cruz, Daniel Balliet, Ed Sleebos, Bianca Beersma, Gerben A. Van Kleef, Marcello Gallucci
Published in: Frontiers in Psychology, Issue 10, 2019, ISSN 1664-1078
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01190

Negative Gossip Decreases Targets’ Organizational Citizenship Behavior by Decreasing Social Inclusion. A Multi-Method Approach

Author(s): Elena Martinescu, Wiebren Jansen, Bianca Beersma
Published in: Group & Organization Management, 2021, Page(s) 105960112098687, ISSN 1059-6011
DOI: 10.1177/1059601120986876