Corporate rumor activity, belief and accuracy
By Nicholas DiFonzo, P. Bordia. 2002
97 citations recorded by the source corpus.
Subfields: Communication, Literature and Literary Theory, Sociology and Political Science
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In Communication
- P. Bordia
- Hugo Mercier
- Nicholas DiFonzo
- C. Gallois
- Elizabeth Jones
- Victor Callan
- E. Hobman
- N. Jimmieson
In Literature and Literary Theory
In Sociology and Political Science
- Hugo Mercier
- P. Bordia
- Nicholas DiFonzo
- Victor Callan
- Elizabeth Jones
- C. Gallois
- E. Hobman
- N. Jimmieson
Citations in the corpus
- Management Are Aliens! (2006, background): “Rumors can be generally understood as unverified statements regarding issues of topical significance (DiFonzo & Bordia, 2002a, 2002b; Rosnow & Kimmel, 2000).”
- Uncertainty During Organizational Change: Types, Consequences, and Management Strategies (2003, background): “The negative consequences of uncertainty for psychological wellbeing are largely due to the feelings of lack of control that uncertainty engenders (Bordia, Hunt, Paulsen, Tourish, & DiFonzo, 2001; DiFonzo & Bordia, 2002; Lazarus & Folkman, 1984).”
- Job uncertainty and personal control during downsizing: A comparison of survivors and victims (2005, background): “A number of investigators have suggested that the association between uncertainty and strain is mediated by feelings of personal control (Bordia et al., 2004b; DiFonzo & Bordia, 2002; Hogg & Mullin, 1999; Ito & Brotheridge, 2001; Lazarus & Folkman, 1984).”
- How Gullible are We? A Review of the Evidence from Psychology and Social Science (2017, background): “Quantitative studies suggest that accurate rumors are more likely to be believed than inaccurate ones (DiFonzo & Bordia, 2002).”
- Uncertainty during organizational change: Is it all about control? (2004, background): “It is also considered a primarymotivation for rumor generation and transmission (DiFonzo & Bordia, 1998, 2002; DiFonzo et al., 1994).1 Uncertainty is widespread during organizational change and transitions (Ashford, 1988; DiFonzo & Bordia, 1998; Nadler, 1987; Schweiger & Denisi, 1991; Schweiger &…”