İşyeri Dedikodusunun Çok Boyutluluğu (Çalışanların Dedikodu Algıları Üzerine Bir Araştırma)

Öz

Bu makalenin amacı, çalışanlar arasında dedikodu algısının boyutlarına ilişkin İstanbul’da gerçekleştirilen bir araştırmanın sonuçlarını ortaya koymaktır. Özetle, bulgular, çalışanların dedikoduyu dört farklı boyutta algıladıklarını göstermiştir: (1) ahlakilik, (2) arkadaşlık, (3) bilgi edinme, (4) husumet. İkinci olarak, işyerinde dedikodu davranışından kaçınmanın en önemli belirleyicisinin ahlaki tutum faktörü olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca, sonuçlar, kadın deneklerin erkeklere göre dedikodu davranışına daha meyilli olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Nihayet, ahlaki tutum puanı ile eğitim düzeyi arasında güçlü bir ilişki olduğu saptanmıştır

Anahtar Kelimeler

• dedikodu,söylenti,çalışan,araştırma,Türkiye

Kaynakça

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