Unleashing Voices through Anonymous Communication: Power Disparities, Workplace Freedom of Speech, and Organizational Dissent in South Korea

Date and Time: March 19, 2019 - 5:00am to 6:30am
Location: Lattie F. Coor Hall Room 6615
Campus: Tempe campus
Price: Free

Part of the Spring 2019 A.T. Steele Lecture SeriesLecture by Heewon Kim, assistant professor, Hugh Downs School of Human CommunicationsA number of leading organizations in Korea are marked by strictly hierarchical cultures, which may occasion inequitable distribution of power, reinforced bureaucratic norms and status-induced behavior control.Although power disparities may hinder overt resistance, Korean workers have turned to anonymous social media to develop resistance tactics. This study examines the ways in which Korean workers share their experiences of internal organizational practices to generate collective voices through the use of anonymous social media. In doing so, this study will elucidate how different forms of organizational dissent and resistance, enabled by anonymity, can affect organizational change and other employee engagement outcomes.

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