Psychological Safety

Øyvind Kvalnes
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Øyvind Kvalnes: BI Norwegian Business School

Chapter Chapter 9 in Communication Climate at Work, 2023, pp 73-81 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Research on organisational life widely uses the concept of psychological safety to describe the circumstances under which people sense they can take interpersonal risks and challenge assumptions and beliefs in the group to which they belong. Here, I introduce it to describe one of the five qualities found in well-functioning communication climates. High levels of psychological safety indicate that people can express their disagreement with other group members without fear of repercussions. Individuals may have different perceptions of the psychological safety in the group, and some group members may act and speak in ways that weaken other members’ safety.

Keywords: Psychological safety; Communication climate; Trust; Workplace collaboration; Friendly friction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-28971-2_9

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