2192: Highlighting the Hidden: Putting a Spotlight on Vulnerability Within Organizations (18344)

Discussant(s)

• NG

  Nicole Gillespie

  U. of Queensland, Australia

Presenter(s)

• SC

  Samantha Conroy

  Colorado State U., United States

Participant(s)

• LL

  Leigh Liu

  Georgia State U., United States
• NG

  Nicole Gillespie

  U. of Queensland, Australia
• JG

  Jeewon Gwak

  PhD Student, United States
• SS

  Simon Schafheitle

  U. of Twente, Netherlands
• SH

  SungHyoun Hong

  Georgia State U., J. Mack Robinson College of Business, United States
• RP

  Robert Ployhart

  U. of South Carolina, United States
• DS

  David Schoorman

  Purdue U., United States
• KS

  Kinshuk Sharma

  U. of North Texas, United States
• KL

  Kangsan Lee

  New York U. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Organizer(s)

• SS

  Sam Strizver

  U. of South Carolina, United States

Participant(s)

• SR

  Stephen Roll

  Washington U. in St. Louis

Organizer(s)

• JG

  Jeewon Gwak

  PhD Student, United States
• CF

  C. Ashley Fulmer

  Georgia State U., United States
• MK

  M. Audrey Korsgaard

  U. of South Carolina, United States

Presenter(s)

• CF

  C. Ashley Fulmer

  Georgia State U., United States
• SS

  Sam Strizver

  U. of South Carolina, United States
• GB

  Gary Ballinger

  U. of Virginia, United States
• SJ

  Sophia Soyoung Jeong

  New York U. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

The five presentations tackle different questions about the vulnerability associated with organizational life. The session begins with defining the construct space and exploring what we currently know about vulnerability—what it is and what it is not. The symposium then focuses on trust—an area of management research that includes vulnerability in its major theories (e.g., Mayer et al., 1995). Vulnerability and trust are discussed through the perspective of stress, in which the vulnerability experienced by trustors is explained using principles of cognitive appraisal. Additionally, vulnerability is conceptualized temporally, in which the duration of vulnerability after information sharing helps to explain the relationship between transparency and trust. Finally, the symposium presentations end with empirical studies of underprivileged workers and their experiences with AI-mediated HRM, as well as low-wage workers and how volatile pay influences their well-being. Following the formal presentations, the discussant will then lead a conversation with the audience and presenters that integrates each respective set of insights.

Presentations:

• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2192: Deciphering Vulnerability: Establishing a Working Definition in Management (18344)
  

  Author: C. Ashley Fulmer – Georgia State U.

  Author: Nicole Gillespie – U. of Queensland

  Author: Jeewon Gwak – PhD Student

  Author: Leigh Anne Liu – Georgia State U.

  Author: Simon Daniel Schafheitle – U. of Twente

  Author: SungHyoun Hong – Georgia State U., J. Mack Robinson College of Business
• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2192: “I’ve made myself vulnerable to you, now what?”: Conceptualizing the Personal Stakes of Trusting (18344)
  

  Author: Sam Strizver – U. of South Carolina

  Author: M. Audrey Korsgaard – U. of South Carolina

  Author: Robert E. Ployhart – U. of South Carolina
• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2192: Exploring the Transparency-Trust Relationship Through the Lens of Vulnerability and Risk (18344)
  

  Author: Gary A. Ballinger – U. of Virginia

  Author: David Schoorman – Purdue U.

  Author: Kinshuk Sharma – U. of North Texas
• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2192: The Uncanny Valley of AI-mediated HRM: How Socioeconomic Status Determines Mechanisms to Trusting AI (18344)
  

  Author: Sophia Soyoung Jeong – New York U. Abu Dhabi

  Author: Kangsan Lee – New York U. Abu Dhabi
• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2192: Conditions of Pay Volatility’s Negative Health Effects for Vulnerable Workers (18344)
  

  Author: Samantha A. Conroy – Colorado State U.

  Author: Stephen Roll – Washington U. in St. Louis