• 지식경영연구
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.31-62
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• 2017

It found that employee silence negatively impacts both organizations and their employees as shown in findings from many studies and recently there has been a growing interest in it. Silence is described as intentionally withholding job-related ideas, information, concerns, and opinions. Employee silence may decrease organizational change and innovation and reduce employee learning motivation and knowledge sharing engagement as well. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships among silence motivations, perceived silence climate, and employee silence; the relationships among employee silence, learning inertia and knowledge sharing disengagement; the mediating role of employee silence between antecedents of employee silence and consequences additionally. The results that analyzed using data from 225 employees in 42 organizations are as follows. First, the impact of silence motivation and perceived silence climate on employee silence are positively significant. Second, the influence of defensive silence motivation on the acquiescent and relational silence motivation is positively significant. Third, the influence of employee silence on learning inertia and knowledge sharing disengagement is positively significant. Forth, employee silence mediates the relationship between silence motivation and perceived silence climate and learning inertia and knowledge sharing disengagement. These results suggest that employee silence is another strong expression and message for organizations to try to establish a learning organization from the perspective of knowledge management.

• 산경연구논집
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.59-66
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• 2019

Purpose - Many studies show that dissatisfied customers are silent rather than expressing complaints directly to firms. Although silent voices are pervasive in service failure, they have received little attention from researchers. Silence implies a multidimensional nature, not just the opposite of voice. This study focuses on two types of silent students in higher education: acquiescent silence and defensive silence. This study also proposes cognitive trust and affective trust as variables affecting student silence. The objective of this study is to analyse the effects of trust types on student silence and exit intention. Research design, data, and methodology - To test the proposed model, this study conducted a survey with undergraduate students who selected silence in a dissatisfied relationship with a professor. Respondents were asked to respond to the questionnaire, recalling the dissatisfaction at that time. A total of 300 students was surveyed from whom 275 completed questionnaires was obtained. The structural equation model analysis was used for the hypothesis test. Results - First, cognitive trust was negatively related to acquiescent and defensive silence. Second, affective trust was negatively related to acquiescent and defensive silence. Third, cognitive trust was negatively exit intention, but affective trust didn't significantly reduce exit intention. Forth, acquiescent silence was positively related to exit intention, but defensive silence didn't have a significant positive impact on exit intention. Thus, a key result of this analysis was that acquiescent silence enhances exit intention. Conclusions - The findings of the study provide a better understanding of the types of silence, and the role of trust, thus furthering the implication of student reactions to dissatisfaction. In particular, this study is meaningful in that it confirms the value of student silence in the context of complaint management. Acquiescent silence should be more importantly managed because it has stronger negative motive than defensive silence. Acquiescent silence is reduced through various channels(mail, telephone, counseling) that can express complaints. Cognitive trust and affective trust are a essential factors in reducing silence. Also, in explaining exit intention, cognitive trust plays a more important role than affective trust.

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제10권12호
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• pp.256-265
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• 2020

본 연구는 실패상황에서 서비스종업원지원인식이 고객의 부정적 침묵인 방어적 침묵과 체념적 침묵에 미치는 영향, 그리고 이러한 부정적 침묵이 고객의 관계유지의도에 미치는 영향에 대해 살펴보자 한다. 조사대상은 일반소비자로 하였으며 최종분석에 사용된 설문지는 총 220부이다. 탐색적 요인분석, 확인적 요인분석을 이용하였고 구조방정식 모형을 통해 가설을 검증하였다. 연구결과, 실패상황에서 서비스종업원의지원은 고객의 방어적 침묵과 체념적 침묵을 감소시키는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 체념적 침묵은 관계유지의도를 감소시키는 것으로 나타났지만 방어적 침묵은 관계 유지의도에 유의한 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 체념적 침묵은 방어적 침묵보다 관계유지의도에 미치는 부정적 영향이 더 높은 것으로 나타나 체념적 침묵이 방어적 침묵보다 더 좋지 못한 침묵인 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 고객의 말이 아닌 고객의 침묵을 통해 침묵속에 다양한 동기가 있음을 살펴볼 수 있었다. 또한 고객침묵으로 인해 나타나는 부정적 결과, 그리고 이러한 침묵을 감소시킬 수 있는 요소들에 대해 살펴봄으로써 고객의 침묵에 관심을 가질 수 있는 계기를 제공하고 있다.

• 영어영문학
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.1235-1253
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• 2010

Lucy Snowe, the heroine and narrator of Charlotte Brontë's Villette, has oftentimes been studied in terms of her silence. However, the critics' approach to Lucy's silence has been mostly negative as her silence has often been interpreted as an illustration of her sense of absence, powerlessness, unreliability, or mental deprivation. Lucy's silence, however, is complex in nature as the functions and meanings of her silence vary depending on when, why, and how silence is performed. This article particularly looks into the moments in which Lucy's silence generates multifarious meanings and resonances depending on the contexts in and the purpose for which it is exercised, such as a sense of wholeness, marginality, power and individuality. First of all, Lucy's silence about herself during the recount of her childhood days at Bretton implies the feeling of entirety and peacefulness where the identification of the "I" becomes unnecessary. Second, Lucy's silence in relation to Paulina at Bretton denotes her social marginality and powerlessness. Third, as an older self/narrator, Lucy chooses to be silent in order to exert power over the readers. And lastly, Lucy's conscious refusal to tell the readers what she already knows also serves to reveal her sense of individuality. Through the instances of Lucy Snowe's silence in Bronte's Villette, I demonstrate the possibility to reveal various aspects of one's self through silence.

• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.115-147
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• 2023

Purpose - This study examines previous research on organizational silence for several decades since the concept of organizational silence was firstly suggested in 2000. In this study, based on previous studies on organizational silence published in domestic and international journals from 2010 to 2022, research trends were analyzed, issues were derived, and future research was suggested. Design/methodolgy/approach - The authors searched relevant keywords such as organizational silence, employee silence, employee voice and so on in the domestic as well as international academic database. 63 domestic papers were found, and based on these articles, we analyzed the research trends. Findings - Similar variables were proven with only different contextual samples without any originality in the theoretical perspective. Moreover, studies on the causal relationship between each type of organizational silence and the occurrence of organizational silence over time were also insufficient. In addition, because research on public organizations was limited to police officers and public officials, future research is needed to investigate more different organizational situations. Furthermore, other variables such as personal characteristics and leadership factors were also relatively unexplored. Based on these limitations, future research is needed to consider more diverse demographics, Korean cultural factors, organizational characteristics, and the patterns changes in time. Research implications or Originality - This study suggests limitations as well as future directions by summarizing the previous research on organizational silence which is an emerging issue in global societies and the organizational management filed.

• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.66-76
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• 2022

Purpose: This study aimed to explore the constructs and context of hospital nurses' organizational silence. Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted with 17 nurses in small-middle general hospitals as well as big university hospitals. We then derived the key themes using grounded theory method. Results: Nine themes and 30 sub-themes were derived: "Willing to be recognized for performance rather than saying", "Getting used to the hard-to-speak climate", "Face the reality that does not change when said", "Complicated situation that prevents self-regulating decision-making", "Conflicts that are difficult to confront", "Unfair responsibilities that I want to evade", "Leaders who don't support me", and "Being blocked in communication". Consequently, the nurses learned to adopt a climate of silence and "learned organizational silence" behavior. They experienced that prosocial silence was essential for obtaining approval as a member of the group, and defensive silence for protecting themselves in the hierarchical structure and unfair responsibilities. Acquiescent silence originated from a futile relationship with their supervisors, one-way communications, and the unsupportive management system, in which three types of silence appeared sequentially or in combination with each other. Conclusion: Based on these results, nursing managers should identify the context of nurses' organizational silence and should lessen these silence behaviors.

• 한국심리학회지 : 문화 및 사회문제
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.239-270
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• 2017

본 연구는 조직 내 구성원들이 조직 및 업무 관련하여 의도적으로 침묵을 선택하는 동기를 밝히고, 이를 측정할 수 있는 척도의 개발을 그 목적으로 한다. 이를 위해 연속된 3개의 연구를 수행하였다. 먼저 연구 1에서는 직장인 104명을 대상을 조직 내 침묵 경험에 대한 개방형 설문을 실시하였고, 이에 대한 응답내용을 바탕으로 조직 구성원들의 침묵동기에 대한 총 60개의 예비문항을 개발하였다. 연구 2에서는 연구 1에서 개발된 예비문항에 대해 481명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였다. 이에 대한 탐색적 요인분석 및 ESEM 분석을 통해 침묵동기에 대한 5요인(방어적 침묵, 체념적 침묵, 비관여적 침묵, 기회주의적 침묵, 관계적 침묵)을 도출하고 최종 20개 문항을 개발하였다. 또한 개발된 침묵동기 척도와 유사개념(일반적 침묵행동, 발언행동) 간 변별성 검증을 위해 척도 간 ESEM 분석을 실시하였고, 그 결과 본 연구에서 개발된 침묵동기 척도는 일반적 침묵행동 및 발언행동과 변별되는 개념으로 나타났다. 연구 3에서는 침묵동기 척도의 타당화를 위해 직장인 339명에게 설문을 실시하고 확인적 요인분석을 통해 척도의 구성타당도를 검증하였다. 분석결과 침묵동기의 5요인 구조모형의 부합도가 높게 나타나 침묵동기 척도의 구성타당도가 입증되었다, 마지막으로 이러한 연구결과를 토대로 연구의 시사점과 제한점, 그리고 추후 연구방향에 대해서 논의하였다.

• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.31-41
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• 2022

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the effects of organizational culture, organizational silence, and organizational commitment on the intention of retention as perceived by nurses Methods: The research model was designed on the basis of the PROCESS Macro model 6 proposed by Hayes. The participants were 142 nurses from general hospitals. Measurements included the scales of organizational culture, organizational silence, organizational commitment, and intention of retentione. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficient analysis, and Hayes's PROCESS macro method for mediation. Results: Retention intention showed a significantly positive correlation with relationship-orientated culture (r=.32, p<.001), innovation-orientated culture (r=.30, p<.001), and organizational commitment (r=.48, p<.001). However retention intention showed a significantly negative correlation with organizational silence (r=-.42, p<.001). Furthermore, organizational silence and commitment had a mediating effect on the relationship between organizational culture and intention of retention. Conclusion: The impact of organizational culture on intention of retention in general hospitals was mediated by organizational silence and organizational commitment. Considering the mediating effects of organizational silence and organizational commitment on the relationship between nursing organizational culture and retention intention, a strategy should be developed to enhance organizational commitment and weaken organizational silence by strengthening related and innovative nursing culture.

• 한국간호교육학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.302-318
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• 2023

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the variables related to the organizational silence of Korean hospital nurses and to examine the effect sizes of correlations between the related variables and sub-types of organizational silence. Methods: Relevant studies were searched through a systematic search in six Korean electronic databases (RISS, ScienceON, KCI, DBpia, e-Article, and KISS) using June 2022 as the end date. Thirteen studies were identified through a systematic review and eight of them were meta-analyzed. The correlation effect size r (ESr) for each related variable was calculated. Results: Twenty-two related variables were identified from the systematic review. Of them, organizational culture was the most frequently examined. Seven variables (three organizational, two leader-member exchange, and two consequences of organizational silence) were found eligible for the meta-analysis. The intention of turnover (ESr=.39; 95% confidence interval, 95% CI=.32 to .45) and leader-member exchange ("manager's leaderships" ESr=-.33, 95% CI= -.43 to -.21; "manager's inclination to reject negative feedback" ESr=.32, 95% CI=.23 to .39) had larger correlation effect sizes than the other variables that related to organizational silence, in particular, acquiescent silence, which had the largest correlation effect size among the three sub-types of organizational silence. Conclusion: These findings show that the intention of turnover and leader-member exchanges were the main factors that related to the organizational silence. This indicates that it is necessary to develop management and education programs, as well as communication systems that focus on reducing and managing organizational silence, especially acquiescent silence.

• 한국심리학회지 : 문화 및 사회문제
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2013

본 연구는 조직 내 종업원들의 침묵 행동이 단순한 발언의 부재를 의미하는지 혹은 발언 행동과는 서로 구분되는, 별개 차원의 행동인지 여부를 측정 모형을 통해 확인하고, 구체적인 침묵 행동의 유형인 방어적, 체념적 침묵 행동이 발언 행동을 넘어서는 증분의 설명량을 가질 것인가에 대해 탐색적인 접근을 시도하였다. 자료 수집을 위해 현재 조직에 속해 상사와 상호작용하며 업무를 수행하고 있는 204명의 개인들을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였다. 본 연구에서는 설정된 연구문제들을 확인하기 위해 Pinder와 Harlos(2001) 및 Van Dyne, Ang, 그리고 Botero(2003)의 제안을 토대로, 발언과 침묵 행동에 대한 측정 모형들을 구축하여 확인적 요인 분석을 실시하였다. 분석 결과, 침묵 행동은 일반적 혹은 동기를 포함한 구체적 유형으로 조작화 되었을 때도 발언 행동과 서로 구분될 수 있음이 확인되었으며, 구체적 침묵 유형들은 팀 성과와 팀 몰입에 대해 증분의 설명량을 갖는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과를 바탕으로 침묵 행동에 대한 연구적 함의를 논의하고 향후 연구를 위한 제언을 제시하였다.