Abstract:

Nowadays, one of the concepts, that have an impact on many factors such as staff commitment and motivation in public institutions, is the subject of organizational silence. Organizational climate and management methods of executives rank among on the basis of many factors causing organizational silence. This investigation compared the relationship between management styles, ethical climate and organizational silence. In the application part, data were collected by 5 point likert questionnaire from a public hospital located in the center of Erzurum province with its 2500 Employees.  We conducted correlation analyse to determine whether an effect between management styles, ethical climate and organizational silence. It is possible to say that the employees of the institution will remain silent to keep the harmony and friendship environment to continue if given the opportunity to create a family atmosphere and show their creativity. In the event that the authoritarian management approach is effective within the organization, the result is that employees can remain silent because of the fear of encountering negative consequences and increasing workload. Findings support previous research showing that organizational slience is related to management styles and ethical climate. If the management makes an effort to provide team spirit and business cooperation within the organization, Employees may not declare their ideas so that this environment does not deteriorate. If the management team evaluates employees in terms of pressure, discipline and obedience; Employees can be silenced by fear, ingenuity and cunning. 

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