Modeling Organizations’ Responses to Employee Disclosure at Work: An Organizational Economics Approach

Daniel Keays Saint Mary's University

Abstract

Employee disclosure refers to the process of revealing personal information about oneself with others in a workplace setting. This type of disclosure also greatly influences organizational culture, policies, and workplace interactions. Modeling such disclosure scenarios using an organizational economics approach addresses communication challenges faced by businesses dealing with the respective disclosure(s). Further, it allows for uncovering the most effective ways to communicate disclosure procedures and policies to employees and employers. This, in turn, will lead to (a) improved corporate training practices for employee disclosure in business communication settings and (b) increased overall productivity measures for organizational members.

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Business and Professional Communication Quarterly
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2024-09-17
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10.1177/23294906241278618
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