Ruthless Rumors And the Managers Who Enable Them.

Focuses on rumors that are started in the workplace. Comments from Paul Haze, a software engineer, about management withholding facts from employees, resulting in employee speculation; Comments from Ralph Rosnow, a former professor of psychology at Temple University, about rumors as hypotheses with potentially widespread impact; Link between competitive organizations and rumor mongering; Benefits of grapevines and rumors, according to Allan J. Kimmel, a marketing professor and author of "Rumors and Rumor Control"; Percentage of employees claiming to get information about major changes in organization from rumors, according to Randstad, a professional employment services firm.