A Conceptual Study on Employee Silence

Abstract

Employee silence, which means employees’s witholding of their ideas about organizational issues,  will be increased at organizational level if necessary precautions are not taken. It is proposed by recent researchs that the subject of common employee silence is not taken into account by academicians and managers enough in our country. This situation contradicts with today’s management approach which focuses on human resources. In order to gain different perpectives and carry out effective decision making process for organizations, employees are allowed to openly express or voice their opinions about organizational issues. The aim of this study is to make a literature review of employee silence, to show the insufficiency of studies about employee silence, to draw attention to the necessity of studying employee silence and its dimensions and other structures that related to employee silence, which is believed to be related to many organizational problems. 

Keywords

• Silence,Employee Silence,Voice

İŞGÖREN SESSİZLİĞİ ÜZERİNE KAVRAMSAL BİR ÇALIŞMA

Abstract

İşgörenlerin örgütsel sorunlarla ilgili olarak fikirlerini kasıtlı olarak dile getirmemeleri anlamına gelen işgören sessizliği, tedbir alınmaması halinde örgütsel seviyeye çıkabilir. Yaygın olarak gözlemlenen işgören sessizliği konusunun, ülkemizde akademisyenler ve yöneticiler tarafından yeteri kadar dikkate alınmadığı, son zamanlarda birçok araştırmacı tarafından ileri sürülmektedir. Bu durum, günümüzün insan kaynağını merkeze alan yönetim yaklaşımı ile çelişmektedir. Örgütlere farklı bakış açıları kazandırılması ve karar verme sürecinin etkili olarak yerine getirilebilmesi için işgörenlerin örgütsel sorunlarla ilgili görüşlerini açıkça dile getirmelerine veya ses çıkarmalarına olanak sağlanmalıdır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, işgören sessizliği üzerine bir literatür taraması yapmak, birçok örgütsel sorunla bağlantılı olduğu düşünülen işgören sessizliği üzerine yapılan çalışmaların yetersiz olduğu, boyutları ve diğer yapılarla olan ilişkisinin araştırılması gerekliliğine dikkat çekmektir.

Keywords

• Sessizlik,İş Gören Sessizliği,Ses Çıkarma

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