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Asia Pacific Journal of Management
Published in: Asia Pacific Journal of Management 1/2020

20-08-2018

Introverts maintain creativity: A resource depletion model of negative workplace gossip

Authors: Xiao-Yu Liu, Ho Kwong Kwan, Xiaomeng Zhang

Published in: Asia Pacific Journal of Management | Issue 1/2020

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Abstract

The present study investigates the relationship between negative workplace gossip, as perceived by the targets, and creativity by shedding light on the mediating role of emotional exhaustion and the moderating role of extroversion. The survey results from 451 employee-supervisor dyads in China indicate that targets who perceive negative workplace gossip tend to suffer emotional exhaustion, which in turn weakens their creativity. Additionally, extroversion strengthens the main effect of negative workplace gossip on emotional exhaustion and the mediating effect of emotional exhaustion on the association between negative workplace gossip and creativity. Our results offer new directions for studies into mistreatment, burnout, creativity, and personality.
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Footnotes
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All our results regarding hypotheses do not significantly differ with/without the control variables.
 
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We used the SPSS and Excel files provided by Edwards and Lambert (2007), which are available online at https://​doi.​org/​10.​1037/​1082-989X.​12.​1.​1.​supp.
 
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Metadata
Title
Introverts maintain creativity: A resource depletion model of negative workplace gossip
Authors
Xiao-Yu Liu
Ho Kwong Kwan
Xiaomeng Zhang
Publication date
20-08-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Asia Pacific Journal of Management / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 0217-4561
Electronic ISSN: 1572-9958
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-018-9595-7

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