Do Not Make Employees Futile: The Impact of Acquiescent Silence on Negative Workplace Gossip, Employee Exhaustion, and Intention to Quit
Management Communication Quarterly
Published online on March 11, 2026
Abstract
Management Communication Quarterly, Ahead of Print.
This study investigates how acquiescent silence impacts employees’ intention to quit through the mediating effect of negative workplace gossip about supervisors and emotional exhaustion. The data were collected from 241 UK-based employees and analyzed ...
This study investigates how acquiescent silence impacts employees’ intention to quit through the mediating effect of negative workplace gossip about supervisors and emotional exhaustion. The data were collected from 241 UK-based employees and analyzed ...