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Grapevine
“How the grapevine keeps you in line: Gossip increases contributions to the group”

Beersma, B. & Van Kleef, G. A. (2011). How the Grapevine Keeps You in Line: Gossip Increases Contributions to the Group. Social Psychological & Personality Science, 2(6), 642-649.

Questions that apply to this article:

1. Discuss the benefits of the office grapevine and gossip in an organizational setting.
2. Describe a time that gossip was harmful to a group you were in….also describe a time that gossip was helpful to a group you were in.