Reconsidering Openness in Organizational Communication

The Perils and Promises of Self-Disclosure on Social Media

“…This paper also contributes to the discussion about social media self-presentations by introducing the importance of a liminal mental state in coping with the increased levels of self-disclosure associated with these types of performances. Professional self-presentations are becoming increasingly demanding in a social media age that has embraced the 'ideology of openness' (Eisenberg and Witten 1987) as the default position. The converging pressures of an increasingly competitive job market along with the boundary blurring presentation space afforded by social media are shaping organisational norms related to self-disclosure (Chen and Sharma 2013).…”

“…Allowing professional contacts to access social media posts is a form of self-disclosure, which can both promote and damage professional relationships (Chen and Sharma 2013;Cuddy et al 2011;Dutta 2010). Many social media studies adopt the Bideology of openness^, which suggests that effective communication relies upon the maximum possible degree of transparency (Eisenberg and Witten 1987). In this view organisations can reap substantial benefits if actors are willing to share information about themselves and their work (Leonardi 2014).…”

Employee Voice Scale: Is There a Need of Reconsideration of Dimensions?

“…Different mechanisms of employee voice were adapted by organizations to their employees in the decision making process which convert the communication process from one way to two ways. Argued that interest of the organization are best served with the openness of organizational communication, where employees reveal all the information about problems and opportunities without having fear of individual's job security and career aspirations [26]. Fish [27] stated that to reduce the problems and deficiencies associated with traditional flow of one-way commands from the top down, a true dialogue (two-way construction of meaning) process is required.…”

Inter-organizational information exchange, supply chain compliance and performance

“…Norms of information sharing were found to be positively associated with communication frequency, bidirectionality, and formality (Mohr and Sohi, 1995). As for communication willingness, it refers to a company's openness to communicate relevant information honestly and frequently (Eisenberg and Witten, 1987;Fawcett et al, 2007: 360). Communication willingness was found to impact operational performance and to be critical to the development of a real information sharing capability.…”