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The explanatory role of rumours in the reciprocal relationship between organizational change communication and job insecurity: a within-person approach

Authors :
Hans De Witte
Kelly Smet
Tinne Vander Elst
Yannick Griep
Source :
European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 25:631-644
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Informa UK Limited, 2016.

Abstract

The current study highlights rumours as an explanation of the reciprocal relationship between perceived organizational change communication and job insecurity. First, we predict that perceiving insufficient organizational change communication may result in rumours, which in turn may shape job insecurity perceptions. Second, we propose that rumours may also mediate the relationship between job insecurity and perceiving insufficient organizational change communication. To test the hypotheses, a multilevel approach was used, in which three measurements were nested within 1994 employees. This enabled us to probe within-person processes, while controlling for possible between-person variation. The results demonstrated a negative reciprocal relationship between perceived organizational change communication and job insecurity. Additionally, rumours mediated both the negative relationship between perceived organizational change communication and subsequent job insecurity, and the negative relationship between job...

Details

ISSN :
14640643 and 1359432X
Volume :
25
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........e1f2154375d5e1718588245cfc7708f8
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432x.2016.1143815