Gossip at work. The literature review supported the view that gossip at work should be
re-conceptualised into two dimensions: JRG and NJG. Following this, prior gossip studies
(e.g. Foster, 2004; Kurland & Pelled, 2000) were revisited to develop a new workplace
gossip scale, in line with the three-staged scale development process (Hinkin, 1995). Three
independent samples were also adopted to facilitate the development process (see
Table 1). Details are as follows: