Towards an integration of employee voice and silence



Nechanska, E, Hughes, E ORCID: 0000-0002-4539-0845 and Dundon, T
(2020) Towards an integration of employee voice and silence. Human Resource Management Review, 30 (1). p. 100674.

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Abstract

There is a growing interest in conceptualising employee voice across various theoretical disciplines - including Human Resource Management (HRM), Organizational Behaviour (OB), Industrial Relations (IR) and Labour Process (LP) – which approach the phenomena from diverse ontological anchor points. However, few consider the antithesis of voice, employee silence. This paper aims to advance a conceptual framework of voice and silence based on the inter-disciplinary integration of OB, IR and LP perspectives. Such an integrated approach may offer scholars, policy advocates and HR audiences a more reflective understanding of the social and psychological antecedents of employee voice and silence. The framework advances a critical pluralist view of employee silence by drawing on the concept of ‘structured antagonism’, which has been neglected in HRM and OB studies. A suggested future research agenda is outlined to help better integrate diverse approaches on employee voice and silence.

Item Type: Article
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 21 Jan 2019 11:18
Last Modified: 06 Apr 2023 07:17
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2018.11.002
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3030749