Un estudio comparativo de los rumores y chismes organizacionales, el engagement y las generaciones en el sector laboral en Puerto Rico

Abner Vélez Vega

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Esta investigación tuvo como objetivo evaluar la relación y diferencias de los rumores y chismes en el engagement, la brecha generacional y las variables sociodemográficas sector de trabajo y género en Puerto Rico. El estudio fue transversal de diseño descriptivo correlacional basado en la teoría de transmisión de rumores de Buckner (1965). Para la comprobación de las hipótesis se aplicaron diversos métodos estadísticos tales como MANOVA, ANOVA, prueba t, Pearson y regresión múltiple. La muestra consistió en un total de 150 participantes escogidos por la técnica de muestreo no probabilística bola de nieve, de los cuales el 65% fueron del sexo femenino y el 59% pertenecían al sector privado. Los resultados mostraron diferencia significativa entre los Baby Boomers y la generación de Millennials en los rumores en la organización. Al mismo tiempo, reveló relación entre los rumores y el engagement, sin embargo, no se registró diferencia significativa entre los rumores en la organización por sexo y sector.

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engagement, rumores, generaciones, chisme.

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