Sabra Khajehnejad

Performance Manipulation as a Reaction to the Prevalence of Gossip: The Role of the Self‐Monitoring Trait

We examine how the prevalence of gossip about peers' performance (peer performance gossip), a form of informal communication, influences employees' performance manipulation. Gossip is often viewed as a mechanism that disciplines behavior and deters misconduct. Yet, it may also serve as a salient cue of social evaluat...