Table 2.

Dimensions of organizational silence

LevelAuthor (year)Dimension
Individual-levelVan Dyne et al. (2003) acquiescent silence
defensive silence
prosocial silence
Kutlay (2012) accepted silence
defensive silence
protectionist silence
Contains organizational levelÇakici A. (2007)fear of isolation
fears related to work
fear of damaging relationships
lack of work experience
administrative and organizational reasons
Brinsfield (2009) fear of isolation
fear of dismissal
lack of experience
organizational climate
Yalçın and Baykal (2019) acquiescent silence
silence based on fear
silence based on protecting the organization
silence climate
Source: Authors’ own work

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