Assessing Perceived Prevalence of Deception in Organizational Communication
Ritu Mittal Gupta *
Department of Extension Education and Communication Management, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Varinder Randhawa
Department of Extension Education and Communication Management, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Manipulations of crucial information during interaction in organization is deception with the organization too as it impacts the overall productivity and progress of the organization. The current study was an attempt to study the perceived prevalence of organizational deception using IMT. A questionnaire was constructed in two parts for direct and indirect analysis to elicit responses regarding prevalence of deception. The study concluded that faculty members use deception for different motives which may carry serious consequences in the organizations. It is further inferred that ‘self benefit’ is the major motive of deception followed by ‘others’ benefit’ while ‘harming others’ came out to be least prevalent motive of violation of messages. The study is one of the initial steps towards using IMT theory for studying prevalence of deception. Looking into the vast scope of research in this area, the researchers can further probe deception in different interpersonal situations.
Keywords: Perceived prevalence, deception, organizational communication.