# Professor Frances Milliken's and Professor and Vice Dean Elizabeth Morrison's joint research on psychological safety is referenced

1 Faculty News December 4, 2018 ![HR Magazine logo ](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/HR-Magazine-logo.jpg?itok=AS6lXvg-)>

Excerpt from [HR Magazine](https://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/article-details/the-importance-of-psychological-safety) --"In one study New York University professors Frances Milliken and Elizabeth Morrison interviewed 40 full-time employees working in consulting, financial services, media, pharmaceuticals and advertising, and found the two most frequently-mentioned reasons for remaining silent were fear of being viewed or labelled negatively, and fear of damaging work relationships."

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