Employee silence Quiescence and acquiescence as responses to perceived injustice

• Published in: Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management Vol. 20; pp. 331 - 369
• Main Authors: Pinder, Craig C., Harlos, Karen P.
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Emerald Group Publishing Limited 05.12.2001

Although employee silence is pervasive in organizations, its study has been neglected for a variety of reasons, including the assumption that it is a unitary concept meaning little more than inactive endorsement. We review disparate literatures to reveal additional meanings and conceptual complexiti...