Abstract

Organisational membership of workplace social positioning could provide individuals a sense of social identity and at the same time, give way to some form of disclosure dilemma. In such context, one may have dilemma sharing their views due to ethical reasons among organisation members. Such dilemma may affect the manner in which caregivers and teachers address the welfare of foster children in order to safeguard their social positioning to the organisation they serve. This paper applies Scager et al.'s (2017) dilemma analysis instrument to examine the effect of social positioning among teachers' and caregivers' disclosure dilemma. Semi-structured interview data among teachers and caregivers in Malaysia reveal that disclosure dilemma of teachers and caregivers were realised through the use of mitigation devices. To preserve their social identities, they positioned themselves positively in the organisation they serve.