Explaining the Role of Organizational Culture in Shaping Organizational Silence in the Public Sctor

When tongues do not move i.e. there is no discussion in the organization, no knowledge will be produced for it. Tongue is an interaction mechanism among the members in organizations. Man gives meaning to the organization and is considered as a strategic capital of an organization, as the custodians of organizational observatory where the problems of the organizations and managers are identified and solved are the employees themselves. When silence concurs an organization, idleness and languor are what will remain in the physical and social web of the organization and organizational competitive advantages will lose their meaning. Little research has been carried out to clarify the phenomenon of organizational silence. However, the role of organizational culture has not been scrutinized properly to the date. In addition, since the results of research show that the climate of silence plays a significant role in the creation of silence behavior, this study has the effect of this factor on organizational culture and organizational silence as its center of focus. The organizations of interest (Universities of Tehran Medical Sciences) were chosen from the public sector. The results of statistical assessments indicate the impact of organizational culture onorganizational silence (climate of silence and silence behavior).