Content Analysis of Gossip at Different Levels of a Hospital

Background: Most societies have a negative attitude toward gossip and managers are concerned about the impact of gossips on the communication in an organizational environment. Our study examined the perception of gossip, and the context of gossip at different levels of a hospital, a case of organiza...

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Main Authors: Aghbolagh Maryam Babaei, Ardabili Farzad Sattari, Voitenko Elena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2021-12-01
Series:Organizacija
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/orga-2021-0021
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Summary:Background: Most societies have a negative attitude toward gossip and managers are concerned about the impact of gossips on the communication in an organizational environment. Our study examined the perception of gossip, and the context of gossip at different levels of a hospital, a case of organization with high communicational relation among staff. Also, the differences between the gossip context within the organizational context and within the social environment have been considered.
ISSN:1581-1832