Understanding revenge behaviors toward the supervisor’s negative gossip: Roles of gossiper, victim, and innocent
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Authors:
Zizhen Geng, Xi’an International Studies University, China
Weiyi Chen, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
Chao Liu, Xi’an University of Posts & Telecommunications, China
Abstract:
The article set out to better understand when, why, and how the victim subordinate experienced the supervisor’s negative gossip respond to the gossiper and the other innocent. Integrating social learning theory and social exchange theory, we propose that in the triad relationship of the gossiper, victim, and innocent, supervisor negative gossip exerts a negative influence on the victim subordinates perceived ethical leadership, and then increases the subordinates’ gossiping behaviors about their supervisors and other members. We also propose that subordinates are more likely to respond to their supervisor’s negative gossip induced ethical leadership perception with the expression of negative gossip about the supervisor when they perceived high LMX. Besides, subordinates are also likely to respond with the expression of negative gossip about other innocent subordinates when they perceived high TMX. This proposition further suggests that a high level of subordinate’s social exchange strengthens the indirect positive effects of supervisor negative gossip on subordinate’s gossiping behaviors via perceived ethical leadership.
Contact:
Zizhen Geng, 119256061@qq.com
Weiyi Chen, weiyi_chen@outlook.com
Chao Liu, 442686809@qq.com