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In the wake of a global mental health crisis, management scholars have recommended taking a more nuanced perspective of employee mental health and well-being. Recent interdisciplinary reviews have called for researchers to adequately differentiate between poor mental health and severe mental health conditions (Rosado-Solomon, Koopmann, Lee, & Cronin, 2023), while considering their respective roles along the 'mental health continuum' (Kelloway, Dimoff, & Gilbert, 2023: 365). This symposium seeks to present research with novel implications for employee well-being at various points along this continuum. First, this symposium introduces novel phenomena (e.g., AI) that may lead employee mental well-being to fluctuate or worsen. Second, this symposium introduces novel research on the experience of having mental health conditions while being employed; it also introduces a novel category of stigma, and the associated implications for both employees and organizations. From Colleagues to Co-Bots: Exploring Employee Reactions to AI Integration at Work Author: Jessica Mariah Rivin; San Diego State U., Fowler College of Business Author: Ksenia Keplinger; Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems Author: Rick Reed; Assistant Professor at Le Moyne College Author: Phoenix Van Wagoner; California State U., Fullerton "Love It or Leave It?" Work Passion, Stress, Burnout, and Turnover in Nurses Author: Karen Landay; U. of North Texas Author: David F. Arena; U. of Texas At Arlington Author: Joseph Richard Schaefer; SUNY New Paltz Frames of Mental Illness and Workplace Implications Author: Dane Cannon; U. of Utah, David Eccles School of Business Plowing Ahead or Sowing Seeds: Navigating Mental Health Stigma at Work Author: Devin Rapp; San Diego State U., Fowler College of Business Author: Glen E. Kreiner; U. of Utah, David Eccles School of Business Author: Dane Cannon; U. of Utah, David Eccles School of Business Author: James Hughey; U. of Utah, David Eccles School of Business Author: Robert Monnot; U. of Utah, David Eccles School of Business [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Amidst the transition to a post-industrial economy and the rise of nonstandard work arrangements, researchers have been encouraged to follow the flow of work—and workers—from organizations toward more modern (and increasingly prominent) forms of organizing like occupations. Questions abound, however, with respect to how identity work—the forming, repairing, maintaining, strengthening, and/or revising of one's self-concept—is conducted outside of traditional organizational structures and, further, the extent to which existing theories accurately describe the full breadth of identity work in such contexts. This symposium aims to highlight ongoing research on identity work in the new world of work—i.e., occupations and their occupants—with a specific emphasis on comparing and contrasting identity phenomena in occupations with existing theory. To advance our thinking on this important topic, we bring together a diversity of research (and researchers) to help explicate this increasingly prevalent phenomenon. Moving on While Going Back? How Refugees Craft New Lives While Not Abandoning Those Still Suffering Author: Trenton A. Williams; BYU Marriott School of Business Author: Ramzi Fathallah; Telfer School of Management, U. of Ottawa It's All in a (Stage) Name: How Anticipatory Creative Identities Facilitate Creativity & Well-Being Author: Chad Benjamin Murphy; Oregon State U. Fit or Misfit? Toward a Theory of Identity Construction in Nonstandard Work Contexts Author: James Hughey; U. of Utah, David Eccles School of Business Author: Devin Rapp; San Diego State U., Fowler College of Business Author: Robert Monnot; U. of Utah, David Eccles School of Business Author: Dane Cannon; U. of Utah, David Eccles School of Business Author: Glen E. Kreiner; U. of Utah, David Eccles School of Business Desired and Feared Occupational Identities Author: Sarah Page-Jones; U. of Bath Author: Andrew D. Brown; U. of Bath [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Our presenter symposium seeks to address the mental health crisis at work by introducing four projects that all contribute to better understanding and addressing the stigma surrounding mental illness and intellectual disabilities in the workplace. We do this by presenting the history and state of mental illness stigma, including some important measuring issues. Additionally, we highlight two inductive studies and one deductive field study that examine different dynamics of workers and leaders related to navigating the stigma of mental illness and intellectual disabilities. Our findings present theoretical and practical implications that can be used for future research and effective policy and organizational guidelines to better reduce the effects of stigma and encourage a more inclusive and healthy workplace. Mental Illness Stigma in the Workplace Author: Dane Cannon; - Disability Imposter Syndrome Author: Christine Anna Mihelcic; U. of Richmond Allies as Intermediaries: Strategies that Promote Hiring People with Intellectual Disabilities Author: Christine Nittrouer; Texas Tech U. Author: Michelle Hebl; Rice U. Reframing the Traditional Sources of Mental Health Stigma Amongst Farmers Author: Devin Johnson Rapp; U. of Utah, David Eccles School of Business Author: Robert Monnot; U. of Utah, David Eccles School of Business Author: Glen E. Kreiner; U. of Utah, David Eccles School of Business [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

One of the ""grand challenges"" of our time confronting societies around the world is the transition and integration of stigmatized individuals into formal employment in organizations. While studies have started to show that engaging in employment can have many different positive implications for stigmatized individuals, these benefits may depend in significant ways on how these individuals transition and integrate into organizations. In this symposium, we draw attention to the processes, experiences, and outcomes surrounding this often challenging endeavor. Degrees of Incarceration: Navigating Barriers to Employment. Presenter: Catrina Palmer Johnson; Rutgers U., Newark. Presenter: Nicole C. Young; Franklin & Marshall College. Tactics for Destigmatization: The Case of Workers with Intellectual Disabilities. Presenter: Glen E. Kreiner; U. of Utah, David Eccles School of Business. Presenter: Christine Anna Mihelcic; Penn State Smeal College of Business. Presenter: Dane Cannon;. The Dyslexic Struggle for Dignity in the Workplace. Presenter: Niki Den Nieuwenboer; U. of Kansas. Presenter: Kristina Tirol-Carmody; U. of Kansas. Presenter: Kristie Rogers; Marquette U. Presenter: Linda K Trevino; Pennsylvania State U. Dominant Group Identity Threat as a Source of Support for Stigmatized Groups in Organizations. Presenter: Camellia Bryan; Schulich School of Business. Presenter: Brent John Lyons; Schulich School of Business, York U. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]