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Identifying Silence Climate in Organizations in the Framework of Contemporary Management Approaches

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  • Mustafa Emre Civelek

    (Lecturer, Istanbul CommerceUniversity, Istanbul, Turkey)

  • Mehmet Saim Asci

    (Lecturer, Istanbul MedipolUniversity, Istanbul, Turkey)

  • Murat Cemberci

    (Lecturer, Istanbul CommerceUniversity, Istanbul Turkey)

Abstract

Dynamic competition conditions in present day bring about the consequence for businesses to face varied problems with each passing day. At this point, current management approaches include studies that would shed light on the new problems of businesses. Organizational Silence, a concept that has recently been being voiced in business world, has come up in such context. Organizational silence could be expressed as the employee behavior of keeping silent about certain negativities due to various reasons in an organization. Since knowledge sharing in modern organizations is of capital importance in terms of responding hastily to the changes in a competitive environment, spread of this behavior of employees to organization culture and climate presents a threat of indifference. In this study, the concept of Organizational Silence is defined and the effects of conceived silence climate on management of organizations are discussed. Key Words:Organizational Slience, Organizational Culture, Silence Climate

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  • Mustafa Emre Civelek & Mehmet Saim Asci & Murat Cemberci, 2015. "Identifying Silence Climate in Organizations in the Framework of Contemporary Management Approaches," International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), Center for the Strategic Studies in Business and Finance, vol. 4(4), pages 36-44, October.
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