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Gossip Has It! An In-Depth Investigation of Malaysian Employees on Gossip Activities at Workplace

Canadian Social Science

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Title Gossip Has It! An In-Depth Investigation of Malaysian Employees on Gossip Activities at Workplace
 
Creator Abdul Manaf, Mohd Mursyiddin
Ghani, Erlane K
Ismie Roha Mohamed Jais, Ismie Roha Mohamed Jais
 
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Gossip; Workplace; Gossip context and functions reliant; Gossip content reliant; People; Organisational communication; Organisational behaviour
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Description This qualitative study aims at understanding the reasons for conception of gossiping phenomenon among private and public sector employees in Malaysia. Data for this research was gathered through in-depth interviews, which involved 15 informants that had been chosen through purposive sampling, aided by criterion-based selection and being conducted through theoretical sampling. In terms of gossip conception, data from informants have contributed to 8 themes that have been divided into two categories - pertain to content and pertain to functions. From these categories, the researchers conclude that gossip continues to be a firm feature of social and organisational landscapes, whereby without these social activities, interpersonal communication that harnesses the organisational communication would not be able to develop.
 
Publisher Canadian Research & Development Center of Sciences and Cultures
 
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Date 2013-08-31
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.cscanada.net/index.php/css/article/view/j.css.1923669720130904.5789
10.3968/j.css.1923669720130904.5789
 
Source Canadian Social Science; Vol 9, No 4 (2013): CANADIAN SOCIAL SCIENCE; 34-44
1923-6697
1712-8056
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.cscanada.net/index.php/css/article/view/j.css.1923669720130904.5789/4316
 
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