# Professor Elizabeth Morrison's and PhD student Mona Weiss' joint research on the perception of speaking up in the workplace is featured

1 Faculty News March 7, 2019 ![Brisbane Times logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/brisbane-times-logo-feature.jpg?itok=J1D38yqM)>

Excerpt from [Brisbane Times](https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/small-business/should-you-just-shut-up-and-do-your-job-20190307-p512de.html) -- "These findings contradict the prevailing view that speaking up carries a 'high level of risk, causing others to view the employee as threatening or disloyal, and negatively affecting ratings of job performance.'"

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