Journal of Management Practices, Humanities and Social Sciences

From Workplace Gossips to Innovation: Examining Moral Deficits, Psychological Entitlement and their Impact on Performance

Hamad Riaz — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500

The present study investigated negative workplace gossip effects on moral deficits and psychological entitlement through creative stress and creative performance. We seek moral attentiveness moderating role among moral deficits and psychological entitlement with creative stress and creative performance. A cross-sectional method was used for data collection; 250 samples were collected from an IT employee working in a Software house in Leads and Manchester, England. The analysis employed strong measures of reliability (Cronbach's alpha and composite reliability), validity (convergent and discriminant validity), regression, and correlation. The mediation moderating effect was tested and analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) in SmartPLS 3.0. Our results show that a positive relationship between negative workplace gossip affects moral deficits and psychological entitlement and is moderated by moral attentiveness. Lastly, we highlight its managerial implications and possible directions for further study.

The Impact of Social Networking Sites on Teenagers' Behavior and Their Influence on Pakistani Culture

Abdul Basit, Kamal Ud Deen Ali Shah, Muhammad Kashif, Kardar Ali, Sayam Akhtar — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500

The growing use of Social Networking Sites (SNS) has a great influence on the behavior of Teenagers worldwide. SNS has specific influence on cultural dynamics in countries like Pakistan. This study explores that how SNS (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tok-tok) influence psychological wellbeing, identity formation and social behavior of Pakistani teenagers. Here we can examine influence of SNS on Pakistani culture, by checking the shifting values, norms and social perception. Data collected from teenagers (through semi structured in depth interviews from 30 teenagers in two phases over a period of six months) in major Pakistani cities highlight the changing dynamics in behavior and cultural identity of Pakistani youth. This article shed light on Positive and negative effects of social media usage among Pakistani teenagers and uncover the emerging themes related to self-perception, social norms, mental health and cultural shifts. Results indicate a strong relationship between use of social media and cultural transformation in Pakistan. Theory of social influence and uses and gratifications theory confirm the results of this study. There are also some limitations of this study, which includes regional scope. Future research direction led to check the impact of SNS across various demographics. Moreover, qualitative research is basically subjective in nature, as a result it could be affected by the bias of researchers. So, quantitative research study can be conducted in future in order to validate the findings.

Pathways to Team Performance and Reduction of Silence Behaviour: Exploring The Role of Benevolent Leadership through Moderating Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility

Georgia Moschogianni — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Employee silence is a prevalent organizational phenomenon that has several detrimental effects on businesses. Thus, it's important to know what elements can lessen employee silence. This study examines how team empowerment inhibits silence behavior and team performance, drawing on attribution theory and self-verification theory. In the meantime, we also look at how perceptions of corporate social responsibility moderate. We collected data from 276 employees working in a pharmaceutical company in Athens, Greece. The result indicates that benevolent leadership has a negative influence on team empowerment through team performance and silent behavior. Furthermore, corporate social responsibility moderates the relationship between benevolent leadership and team empowerment. In particular, when workers felt that corporate social responsibility was higher, this indirect effect was more pronounced. Our findings, which combine research on silence behavior and self-verification theory, offer crucial insights into how to regulate employee silence behavior in workplaces.