Sounds of Silence: The Reflexivity, Self-decentralization, and Transformation Dimensions of Silence at Work

IF 4.1 4区 管理学 Q2 MANAGEMENT
M. Vu, Ziyun Fan
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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.
沉默之声:工作中沉默的反身性、自我去中心化和转化维度
这篇文章通过佛教的镜头探索了沉默作为一种现象和工作场所的实践,在佛教中,沉默是被有意鼓励的。它通过提出沉默的解放维度——反身性、自我去中心化和转型,提出了对沉默在组织中的角色的重新思考。基于对越南一家电信组织的54名员工和管理者的访谈,我们讨论了沉默的动态本质,以及在工作场所灵性背景下沉默的建设性和压迫性方面的可能共存。我们认为,研究沉默需要考虑其相互联系的维度的多样性,而不是单一的维度。通过将沉默视为一种围绕其模糊性和不确定性构建的关系和新兴过程,我们的研究揭示了沉默被组织和组织的许多可能方式,并揭示了沉默作为组织生活复杂性和悖论的标志。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Management Inquiry, sponsored by the Western Academy of Management, is a refereed journal for scholars and professionals in management, organizational behavior, strategy, and human resources. Its intent is to explore ideas and build knowledge in management theory and practice, with a focus on creative, nontraditional research as well as key controversies in the field. The journal seeks to maintain a constructive balance between innovation and quality, and at the same time widely define the forms that relevant contributions to the field can take. JMI features six sections: Meet the Person, Provocations, Reflections on Experience, Nontraditional Research, Essays, and Dialog.
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