212 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
232 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
212 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Gossip is a complex and ubiquitous phenomenon, widely found and variously practiced. Gossip and Organizations provides the reader with an analysis of gossip and informal knowledge across different national, organizational and cultural contexts, drawing upon empirical findings and the author's experiences of researching gossip in nursing and healthcare organizations and higher educational... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Organizing Gossip 3. Gossip and Ethics 4. Gossip and Emotion 5. Gossip and Identity 6. The Politics of Gossip 7. Sensemaking and the Management of Gossip 8. Future Directions. Appendix A. Appendix B. Notes. Bibliography. Index
Biography
Kathryn Waddington is Reader and Head of the Department of Psychology at Westminster University, UK. She has a PhD in psychology from the University of London and her primary research interests are in organizational communication and knowledge, emotion, employee engagement and leadership.
"This is an exciting and innovative book that makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of gossip in organizations." Andrew Brown (University of Bath, UK)
