THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT BREACH AND ORGANIZATIONAL SILENCE: A STUDY WITHIN MANUFACTURING SECTOR Cover Image

PSİKOLOJİK SÖZLEŞME İHLALİ VE ÖRGÜTSEL SESSİZLİK ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİ: İMALAT SEKTÖRÜNE YÖNELİK BİR ARAŞTIRMA
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT BREACH AND ORGANIZATIONAL SILENCE: A STUDY WITHIN MANUFACTURING SECTOR

Author(s): Nilüfer Altundal Biyan, Edip ÖRÜCÜ
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Social psychology and group interaction, Evaluation research
Published by: Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
Keywords: Psychological Contract Breach; Organizational Silence; Defensive Silence; Embracing Silence; Prosocial Silence;

Summary/Abstract: Contemporary management paradigms assume that effective use of human resources is a top priority, and “psychological contract” is a recently emerging concept emphasizing the significance of human capital. Psychological contract is defined as a set of unwritten expectations between companies and employees, and the violation of such contracts has also emerged as a critical research topic. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between psychological contract breach, and organizational silence and its subscales. The study is based on survey data obtained from a total of 109 employees working in manufacturing sector during November, 2017. Frequency tests, reliability scores, Pearson correlation analysis and simple linear regression models are used to statistically analyze the survey data. Research findings show that there is a significant causal relationship between psychological contract breach, and organizational silence and two of its subscales. Some theoretical and practical implications for managers and future researches are discussed within the scope of the research.

  • Issue Year: 16/2018
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 45-72
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: Turkish