4. A rumor is often viewed as "an unverified account or
explanation of events circulating from person to
person and pertaining to an object, event, or issue in
public concern
RUMORS IN PAKISTAN
TELECOMMUNICATION
5. TYPES OF RUMOR
1. Wish Fulfillment
2. Bogey Rumors
3. Wedge Drivers
4. Home Stretchers
6. 1. Course Requirement.
2. Developing the Report Writing Skills.
3. Effect on managers decision making.
4. Rumors effect on morale of organization.
PURPOSE & SCOPE
7. How Do Rumor Affect managers’ Decision making?
1. The general response of the Employee towards the
organizational management decision making process.
2. Communication gap between the top management and
the employee.
3. Dissatisfaction of the employee towards the
organization.
4. Rumor Brings Biasness in the decision making process.
5. Rumor created by enthusiasm of employees’ also affect
decision making.
PROBLEM STATEMENT
29. • Morale of the Employee.
• Working capabilities of the Employee.
• Biased Decision may Temper
Organization Behavior.
WHAT ARE THE BIASED
ASPECTS OF THE
RUMORS?
30. • Initiated by Employee For their own Benefits.
• Found true to be Productive.
• False have Negative impact on the
Organization.
HOW DO RUMORS
JUSTIFY EMPLOYEE
DEMANDS?
31. • Help to control Rumors.
• Morale of the Employee.
• Feel the part of Organization.
• Employee will be satisfied with the management.
DO ORGANIZATIONS KEEP THEIR
EMPLOYEES INFORMED FOR
BETTER PRODUCTIVITY?
32. • Rumors are positive and negative as well. Rumors need
to be properly defined before taking any further action.
Rumors have now become a part of organizational
Structure specially of Public Sector.
• Rumors can be avoided if companies adopt a screening
process of a specious person. And if the management
is strong enough to control them by having a
communication with them directly or through their
Supervisors
SUMMARY OF RUMORS
33. • Rumors are initiated by the Employee.
• Rumors are used by management .
• 80% Rumors are negative.
• Rumors are supported to reward specific person or
segment of market
• Managers overlook Rumors of organizational benefit.
• Effective and efficient use of technology helps in
avoiding Rumors.
• Lower staff rumors are proved 100% true.
• Many rumors are proved wrong.
CONCLUSION
34. • Screening of specious person.
• Use of technology.
• Reduce the Communication gap between management
and employee.
• Financial Assistance to the employee.
• Moving with current market trends.
• Analyzing through Employee point of view.
• Remaining touch with Supervisor.
• Decorum of the organization.
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