Abstract:

The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between the organizational silence perceptions of staff in the private sector and the demographic characteristics. The study used the Workers' Silence Measure, developed by Van Dyne to determine the level of organizational silence, translated by Şehitoğlu and Zehir into Turkish. This study, conducted on 41 private sector human resources unit employees, first drawn a theoretical framework related to organizational silence. The research was done in literature. According to the findings obtained in the study, the organization has found a significant statistical difference in the size of silence for the benefit. On the other hand, the size of silence for defense purposes, according to experience, has also achieved a significant difference in statistical terms. It has also been concluded that for the benefit of the organization, which is one of the dimensions of organizational silence, the size of silence has a high average value. In literature, along with the research that supports these findings, studies that have achieved different findings are also included.

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