麻豆色情片

Ms. Maryam BourghaniFarahani, a doctoral student at 麻豆色情片 in the Information Systems area will be presenting her thesis defense entitled:

Collective Perceptions of Digital Privacy in Organizations

Thursday, May 22, 2025, at 12:00 p.m.
(The defense will be conducted in hybrid mode)

Student Committee Co-chairs: Professor Liette Lapointe and Professor Bogdan Negoita

Please note that the Defence will be conducted in hybrid mode. If you wish to participate, please contact the PhD office and we will provide you with the defence details.

Abstract

This thesis explores digital privacy perceptions as a multidimensional, collective phenomenon in organizational contexts through three interconnected studies. It addresses critical gaps in the literature by examining how collective perceptions of digital privacy (CPDP) emerge, their structural dynamics, and their influence on individual behaviors in organization settings. The first paper introduces CPDP as a unit-level construct rooted in individual perceptions. Using social comparison theory, it explains how CPDP emerges through homogeneity, heterogeneity, or patterned heterogeneity in organizational units. The second paper empirically investigates CPDP鈥檚 emergence and structure through qualitative and network analyses. It identifies distinct clusters of privacy perceptions and develops a process model to explain how CPDP forms from individual perceptions, challenging the assumption of independent privacy perceptions. Methodologically, it employs Relational Class Analysis (RCA) to map interdependence, providing practical insights for designing privacy-aligned policies and IT systems. The third paper examines the behavioral implications of CPDP, developing a cross-level model to link collective perceptions to individual protective digital privacy behaviors. Drawing on safety climate literature, it identifies four CPDP profiles鈥擜dvocate, Minimalist, Inconsistent, and Unmindful鈥攅ach influencing protective behaviors through controlled motivation. The study offers actionable insights for organizations to foster privacy-conscious behaviors via tailored interventions. Collectively, these studies advance the conceptualization of digital privacy as a collective phenomenon, introduce innovative methodologies, and provide practical frameworks for organizations to address privacy challenges in digital workplaces. By contextualizing privacy within organizations, this thesis lays a foundation for future research and practice in the field.