Employee Silence as a Determinant of Organizational Commitment: Evidence from the Higher Education Sector of Pakistan

Abstract

The constructs of employee silence and organizational commitment have been researched very well individually, however very few studies examine how they both are related with each other.  The purpose of this research is to empirically determine how the silence of an employee impacts his/her commitment to the organization. To achieve this purpose, data is collected from one-twenty-four people working in the higher education institutions of the capital region of Pakistan. Data is then subjected to various kinds of statistical tests to ensure the achievement of reliable results. The results revealed that employee silence is negatively associated with and a statistically significant predictor of organizational commitment.

Keywords: Employee silence, organizational commitment, acquiescent silence, quiescent silence, pro-social silence