1168: Disclosing Low-Status Identities at Work: Towards a More Nuanced Understanding of Costs and Benefits (11775)

Organizer(s)

• ZS

  Zoe Schwingel-Sauer

  Ross School of Business, U. of Michigan, United States

Participant(s)

• BT

  Brittany Torrez

  Yale U., United States

Presenter(s)

• YL

  Yuxin Lin

  U. of Arizona, United States

Participant(s)

• SD

  Sarah Doyle

  U. of Arizona, United States

Presenter(s)

• DC

  Danqiao Cheng

  UCLA Anderson School of Management, United States

Participant(s)

• JH

  Joyce He

  U. of California, Los Angeles, United States

Organizer(s)

• LG

  Lindred Greer

  U. of Michigan, Ross School of Business, United States

Discussant(s)

• SB

  Steven Blader

  New York U., United States

Presenter(s)

• RA

  Rachel Arnett

  The Wharton School, U. of Pennsylvania, United States

Participant(s)

• SL

  Serenity Lee

  The Wharton School, U. of Pennsylvania, United States
• KR

  Keana Richards

  U. of Pennsylvania, United States
• PH

  Patricia Hewlin

  Columbia U. - Teachers College, United States

Presenter(s)

• CD

  Cydney Dupree

  UCL School of Management, United Kingdom

Participant(s)

• JC

  Joselle Carrillo

  UCL School of Management

As the study of identity management continues to evolve, scholars have begun to transition from focusing on identity signaling to identity disclosure at work (Arnett, 2023; Kang et al., 2016; Kirgios et al., 2022; Milkman et al., 2015). As a nascent area of study, scholars within the realm of explicit identity disclosure have thus far focused on when and why disclosers receive support in response to their low-status identity disclosure (Arnett, 2023; Kirgios et al., 2022). In this symposium, we extend theory and research in this area by exploring the full cycle of low-status identity disclosure and integrating both intrapersonal and interpersonal perspectives. Across our five empirical papers, we examine a new framework for identity management, consider the expectations individuals have of others’ identity management, and investigate when low-status identity disclosures can backfire. Last, our expert discussant, Steve Blader—leading scholar in status and social identity—will guide a discussion at the end of the session on the symposium themes and engage the audience in questions about the current research and directions for future work.

Presentations:

• 08:00 – 09:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1168: A Two-Dimensional Framework of Minority Racial-Identity Management (11775)
  

  Author: Rachel Arnett – The Wharton School, U. of Pennsylvania

  Author: Serenity Lee – The Wharton School, U. of Pennsylvania

  Author: Keana Richards – U. of Pennsylvania

  Author: Patricia Faison Hewlin – Columbia U. - Teachers College
• 08:00 – 09:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1168: Expectations Surrounding Interracial Self-Presentation in Social and Work Settings (11775)
  

  Author: Cydney Dupree – UCL School of Management

  Author: Joselle Carrillo – UCL School of Management

  Author: Brittany Torrez – Yale U.
• 08:00 – 09:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1168: Weakness Revealed, Help Concealed? Exploring the Paradox of Weakness Disclosures in the Workplace (11775)
  

  Author: Yuxin Lin – U. of Arizona

  Author: Sarah Doyle – U. of Arizona
• 08:00 – 09:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1168: Not for Me: People are Less Willing to Help Asians who Explicitly State Their Identity (11775)
  

  Author: Danqiao Cheng – UCLA Anderson School of Management

  Author: Joyce He – U. of California, Los Angeles
• 08:00 – 09:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1168: Disclosing Low-Status Identities Within Hierarchies : Fueling Responder Status Anxiety & Competition (11775)
  

  Author: Zoe Schwingel-Sauer – Ross School of Business, U. of Michigan

  Author: Lindred L. Greer – U. of Michigan, Ross School of Business