1384: Sharing Through Self-Disclosure: Conceptualizations and Measurement in Organizations (12145)

Session Chair(s)

• AI

  Ai Ito

  Renmin U. of China, China

Presenter(s)

• AT

  Avery Thomson

  Epic, United States

Participant(s)

• EY

  Emre Yetgin

  Rider U., United States
• QC

  Quinn Cunningham

  Rider U., United States

Presenter(s)

• HV

  Hoda Vaziri

  U. of North Texas, United States

Participant(s)

• ZH

  Zahra Heydarifard

  Bryant U., United States
• ND

  Nikki Drader

  U. of North Texas, United States

Presenter(s)

• SJ

  Sujin Jeong

  U. of Iowa, United States

Participant(s)

• JN

  Jennifer Nahrgang

  U. of Iowa, United States
• JK

  Ji Koung Kim

  Michigan State U., United States
• DN

  Daniel Newton

  U. of Iowa, United States

Session Chair(s)

• JH

  Jennifer Harrison

  EM Normandie Business School, Métis Lab, France, France

Distinguished Speaker(s)

• MB

  Michelle Bligh

  Claremont Graduate U., United States

Facilitator(s)

• GC

  Gabriela Cuconato

  Case Western Reserve U., United States

Presenter(s)

• MB

  Marie-Helene Budworth

  York U., Canada

Participant(s)

• SC

  Sheryl Chummar

  York U., Canada

Presenter(s)

• YZ

  Yaxin Zheng

  U. of Exeter Business School, United Kingdom

Participant(s)

• AL

  Alison Legood

  U. of Exeter Business School
• HL

  Hannes Leroy

  Erasmus Research Institute of Management, Netherlands

Self-disclosure is sharing personal information with another party, which is recognized in psychology as a behavior that acts as a vehicle promoting well-being. Recently, self-disclosure studies in the organizational context have gained increasing prominence. Yet, a classifi cation of the variety of possibleself-disclosure in this setting and the eff ects of self-disclosure on organizational outcomes at the diff erent levels of analysis (i.e., individual, interpersonal,and group levels) have received relatively little empirical and theoretical attention from management scholars. This symposium explores various types ofself-disclosure, including disclosure of multi-racial identity, disclosure of personal weaknesses, disclosure of a miscarriage, and disclosure of holdingmultiple jobs. The exploration takes place across very diff erent contexts. The symposium presents fi ve papers – one conceptual review/model, oneexperimental study, one qualitative study, and two survey studies – examining diff erent types of self-disclosure and its eff ects as well as its role inorganizations across levels. Specifi cally, the fi rst paper discusses new theoretical insights into the role of self-disclosure in fostering fl uidity for multiracialindividuals. Also, based on the idea of disclosing information perceived as a weakness, the second paper explores the infl uence of congruence betweenthe level of self-disclosure wanted and received by followers on trust felt by followers. The third paper investigates the role of virtual disclosure of privatemedical information related to remote work conditions during the pandemic to a group of colleagues. The fourth paper delves into female employee’sposition to self-disclosure. It identifi es the diff erent miscarriage disclosure decision-making paths women experience. The fi nal paper examines the roleof multiple jobholder disclosure on employees’ psychological well-being (i.e., life satisfaction and job stress) through a sense of authenticity andattention residue or the attention multiple job workers give to these jobs. These papers feature myriad types of self-disclosures in organizations to clarifythe conceptualization and measurement of self-disclosure. We believe this symposium is an important step towards encouraging scholars to consider“opening up” conceptualizations and measurement of self-disclosure in organizations, which are representative and inclusive of individual experiences –ultimately important for fostering conditions of individual potential for innovation in the workplace.

Presentations:

• 11:30 – 13:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1384: Multiracial Identity Fluidity at Work: An Examination Through the Lens of Disclosure (12145)
  

  Author: Marie-Helene Elizabeth Budworth – York U.

  Author: Sheryl Chummar – York U.
• 11:30 – 13:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1384: Being More or Less Vulnerable? The Role of Follower Expectations for Leader’s Self-Disclosure (12145)
  

  Author: Yaxin Zheng – U. of Exeter Business School

  Author: Alison Legood – U. of Exeter Business School

  Author: Hannes Leroy – Erasmus Research Institute of Management
• 11:30 – 13:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1384: An Exploratory Study on the Impacts of Self-Disclosure Boundedness on In-Group Identification (12145)
  

  Author: Avery Thomson – Epic

  Author: Emre Yetgin – Rider U.

  Author: Quinn Cunningham – Rider U.
• 11:30 – 13:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1384: Disclosing Miscarriage at Work: Motives, Processes, Outcomes, and Boundary Conditions (12145)
  

  Author: Hoda Vaziri – U. of North Texas

  Author: Zahra Heydarifard – Bryant U.

  Author: Nikki Drader – U. of North Texas
• 11:30 – 13:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1384: Should I Tell My Boss or Not? Disclosure and Concealment of Multiple Jobholding (12145)
  

  Author: Sujin Jeong – U. of Iowa

  Author: Jennifer Nahrgang – U. of Iowa

  Author: Ji Koung Kim – Michigan State U.

  Author: Daniel Newton – U. of Iowa