Watercooler Democracy: Rumors and Transparency in a Cooperative Workplace

This article examines how rumors impact democracy and transparency in a cooperative workplace. Although literature on rumors generally analyzes them as negative to workplace culture, the author argues that rumors constitute a critical aspect of democratic participation. Drawing on long-term ethnogra...

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Main Author: Sobering, K. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications Inc. 2019
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