Management Papers
Document Type
Book Chapter
Date of this Version
2008
Publication Source
Research on Managing Groups and Teams
Volume
11
Start Page
143
Last Page
166
DOI
10.1016/S1534-0856(08)11007-6
Abstract
Many organizational efforts to improve co-worker relationships entail inducing employees to bring their “whole selves” into the workplace, which for employees often means disclosing personal experiences at work. Several psychological theories suggest that increased self-disclosure will lead to better relationships in organizational work groups. However, this chapter considers the factors impacting self-disclosure in demographically diverse settings. We posit that although self-disclosure has led to closer relationships in past research, it may not increase cohesion for employees in demographically diverse work groups, or those who are demographically dissimilar from the majority of their co-workers.
Recommended Citation
Dumas, T. L., Rothbard, N. P., & Phillips, K. W. (2008). Self Disclosure: Beneficial for Cohesion in Demographically Diverse Work Groups?. Research on Managing Groups and Teams, 11 143-166. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1534-0856(08)11007-6
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Date Posted: 27 November 2017