Speaker：Annika Wang，Assistant professor from the University of Houston

Time: 15:10pm, Tuesday, July 2,2019

Site：EMS A208

Abstract: Previous research suggested a negative linear relationship between perceived negative workplace gossip and target employee’s work-related behaviors. However, the complex relationship between perceived negative gossip and employee performance has yet to be explored by existing literature. This article proposed a curvilinear relationship between perceived negative workplace gossip and target employee’s task performance. Drawing from conservation of resources theory, we developed and tested a model to explain how different levels of negative gossip impact task performance based on either resource conservation or resource acquisition motivation. By collecting supervisor-subordinate dyadic time-lagged data (n = 275) from China, we found support for a U-shaped relationship between perceived negative gossip and task performance. Moreover, perceived organizational support (POS) moderated the curvilinear relationship such that the curvilinear relationship is more pronounced among those with lower POS.

Introduction to the Speaker：

Huang qihai, PhD, professor of the Management School at Keele University. After graduating from Peking University, he was admitted to work for the central government. He then went on to study in the UK on a Chevening scholarship from the British government and gained a master's degree and a PhD from the University of Bristol. He previously served as head of the Department of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development at the Management School of Lancaster University and head of the Confucius Institute at Lancaster University. His research interests include innovation, entrepreneurship and human resource management. Dr. Huang's research results have been published in many high-level International journals, such as Human Resource Management Journal,British Journal of Industrial Relations, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Regional Studies,Entrepreneurship and Regional Development.