Fısıltı Gazetesinin Yönetimi: Kamu ve Özel Sektör Yöneticileri Arasında Karşılaştırmalı Bir Uygulama(The Management of Grapevine: A Comparative Research Between Public and Private Sector Managers)

Abstract

Grapevine which allows information to be transmitted informally through gossip or rumor is accepted as the oldest media in the world. Although it has an important place in the social sciences, it is seen that it is not analyzed sufficiently empirically in organizational research. In this study, it was researched how the grapevine works in institutions and what is the effect on the institutions. Within this scope, a survey was conducted with 315 managers operating in public and private sectors. Gossip is usually aimed at having fun and chatting, but sometimes it is aimed at "getting a better status" and "damaging the reputation of others." The most negative impacts of the gossip are the deterioration of the morale of the employees, loss of confidence, and as a result decrease in cohesion among employees. In contrast with, it can also lead to positive results such as the ability to prepare himself/herself for the management decisions of change and emotional/psychological relaxation.

Keywords

• Gossip
• grapevine
• social organization
• informal communication