The Psychology Behind Revelations in the office

The Psychology Behind Revelations in the Office

Eden King is a psychologist at George Mason and does research on exploring the psychology behind revelations in the workplace. A couple of the topics she addresses include announcing a pregnancy, and revealing homosexuality. Her research shows that people wholeheartedly prefer to be fully honest regarding their interactions with coworkers, however the fear of what others may come to think of you is what holds people back. People go great lengths to avoid any possible discrimination, and that can start affecting their personal lives by inducing unnecessary stress. Her research shows that people even incorporate a variety of strategies before they reveal something personal such as evaluating their coworkers and determining how each person will react. Kings’s research shows that those that had positive experiences used simple conflict management techniques such as compromising, being understanding, and being honest with their supervisors.

Privacy as a Value

The head of the Department of Public and International Affairs, Priscilla Regan, does research of privacy. Privacy is generally studied by relating it to individual and personal preferences, but Ms. Regan believes it is more important to take into account the social and public value of privacy. She discusses internet privacy and the fact that as soon as a company gets hacked, customers begin to immediately run to other businesses. Her research shows that even if there is fraud protection for customers, they are still shaken at the idea of a possible security breach. In order to keep customers loyal, give them privacy.

Bringing Big Data to Social Science

Anne L. Washington works in the technology department at George Mason. She began working at up and coming technology firms, and it was there when she realized that there