Figure 2.
The model presents an iceberg-style structure divided by a horizontal dashed line. Above the line, the top left label is Quiet Quitting beside a disengaged employee icon, and the top right label reads Employees disengage from work. Below the line, 4 deeper levels are shown. The first level has Quiet Firing on the left and Managers subtly push employees out on the right, with a walking person icon in the centre. The second level has H R M Systems on the left and H R practices sustain the dynamic on the right, with a people and gear icon in the centre. The third level has Leadership Practices on the left and Managers lack skills for difficult conversations on the right, with a head icon in the centre. The fourth level has Organizational Culture on the left and Lack of open communication and psychological safety on the right, with a doorway and walking person icon in the centre.Visual representation of silence as the underlying and partially hidden mechanism linking quiet quitting and quiet firing across multiple organizational levels