Özet:

Organizational silence, in the face of a subject or problem, can be defined as the fact that employees do not intentionally share their knowledge, feelings, and thoughts by acting with the motivations of obedience, fear and cooperation. The concept of organizational silence, which is considered an indicator of reaction within the organization, which contains many emotions, arising from organizational and individual reasons, has begun to gain importance in recent years. Organizational silence causes many adverse effects on both employees and organizations if no measures are taken. It is very important that managers, by eliminating the causes of organizational silence, create an organizational structure in which employees can express their knowledge, feelings and thoughts without fear in any situation and make efforts to prevent organizational silence from becoming a widespread culture within the organization. In this study, a comprehensive definition of the concept of organizational silence found in a large majority of organizations but ignored its importance, the historic development, causes, types and effects of organizational silence were detailed. This study, which provides theoretical information on organizational silence, will also contribute to future studies.

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