Organizational Silence for Academics and it is Role in Preventing Organizational Knowledge Leakage

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the role of organizational silence and its dimensions (Acquiescent Silenc, Defensive Silence, Prosocial Silence) in preventing the leakage of organizational knowledge, whether the leakage of organizational knowledge is intentional or unintentional. The hypothetical diagram of the study was formed according to its main variables and dimensions, on the basis of which the main hypotheses were developed. This study was tested in the higher education sector, specifically in some of the colleges of the University of Basra. The questionnaire was used as a method to collect data from a Intentionality sample of 40 Lecturers. The results, in light of the use of the Spss program, showed that there is a statistical and moral influence and correlation between organizational silence and the leakage of organizational knowledge, and therefore the success of any institution depends on preventing the leakage of organizational knowledge because it is the technical core of its success and sets it apart from other institutions in its field through the adoption of directions and new approaches such as organizational silence acts as a covert barrier to stop its leakage into the surrounding environment.