True or False
Through sharing stories and disclosing private information, the sender signals intimacy and closeness with colleagues.
True
Interpersonal trust
when you exchange sensitive information, trust is
A) implicit
b) explicit
A) implicit; the trust is implied, not stated directly
Sharing positive information about friends promotes ______ closeness
A) intrapersonal
B) interpersonal
B) interpersonal; involves interaction and relationships between people
The willingness to commit to a collaborative effort before knowing how the other person will behave
Trust
Employees ___ more inclined to gossip with colleagues who treated them as friends
A) are
B) are not
B) are not
Excessive gossipers found to have more stable workplace relations
False; excessive gossipers are found to have less stable cooperative workplace relations
Hypothesis 1a: if ego nominates alter as a friend, alter will reciprocate this with _____ over time
A) trust
B) gossip
C) resources
B) gossip
Suggests friendship is a _____ of gossip
A) product
B) precondition
A) product
informal and evaluative talk in an organization about another member of that organization who is not present
Gossip
Being unpopular in the network ____ increase an employee's attractiveness as a gossip receiver
A) did not
b) did
B) did not
Gossiping will decrease the likelihood that a tie will emerge between two individuals
False; gossip will not increase OR decrease the likelihood of a tie emerging.
Hypothesis 1b: the ____ the number of friendship choices received by ego, the more likely ego's gossip activity will increase over time
A) lower
B) higher
B) higher
Gossip prior to friendship is considered a _____ signal of faith
A) bad
B) low
C) high
D) credible
D) credible
Some of the 45 employees joined or left the site during the course of the study
Employee Turnover
Popularity ___ increase actor's likelihood to gossip towards others
A) did
B) did not
B) did not
Humans devote 1/3 of their conversation time talking about absent others
False; 2/3's of people's time is committed to talking about absent others
Safe environment of potential friendship _____ gossip
A) encourages
B) discourages
A) encourages
Hypothesis 2a: if ego gossips to alter, alter will ___ friendship over time
a) withhold
b) resist
c) reciprocate
d) initiate
C) reciprocate
Multiple ties between two employees
Dyadic
Gossip is often shared between employees who _____ friends
A) are
B) are not
B) are not (yet)
Employees are more inclined to gossip with colleagues who treated them as friends
False; The results did not support hypothesis 1a or 1 b. Employees were not more inclined to gossip with colleagues who treated them as friends
People evaluate existing and potential new contacts with regard to ____ benefits offered
A) past
B) potential
B) potential
High gossip activity by ego causes an ______ in ego's popularity overtime
A) decrease
B) increase
B) increase
What does SIENA stand for?
Simulation Investigation for _______ Network Analysis
Simulation Investigation for Empirical Network Analysis
Talking about absent colleagues _____ strengthen informal relationships between employees
A) can
B) will not
A) can