Vu, Mai Chi and Fan, Ziyun orcid.org/0000-0003-1480-8361 (2022) Sounds of Silence : The Reflexivity, Self-decentralization, and Transformation Dimensions of Silence at Work. Journal of Management Inquiry. pp. 307-325. ISSN 1552-6542
Abstract
This article explores silence as a phenomenon and practice in the workplace through a Buddhist-enacted lens where silence is intentionally encouraged. It brings forward a reconsideration of the roles of silence in organizations by proposing emancipatory dimensions of silence—reflexivity, self-decentralization, and transformation. Based on 54 interviews with employees and managers in a Vietnamese telecommunications organization, we discuss the dynamic nature of silence, and the possible coexistence of the constructive and the oppressive aspects of silence in a workplace spirituality context. Instead of studying silence as one-dimensional, we call for an integrated view and argue that studying silence requires consideration of the multiplicity of its interconnected dimensions. By considering silence as a relational and emerging processes constructed around its vagueness and uncertainties, our study reveals the many possible ways silence is organized and organizes and sheds light on silence as a marker of the complexities and paradoxes of organizational life.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2021. |
Keywords: | communication, organizational behavior, qualitative research |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > The York Management School |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 05 Oct 2021 13:50 |
Last Modified: | 06 Dec 2023 14:25 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/10564926211007942 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1177/10564926211007942 |
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