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The Creative Class: Navigating the Dynamics of Organisational Silence, Social Undermining, and Intrinsic Motivation

Yaratıcı Sınıf: Örgütsel Sessizlik, Sosyal Baltalama ve İçsel Motivasyon Dinamiklerinde Yol Almak

Ferda Üstün(Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli Üniversitesi)0000-0002-7397-8048
Şeyma Ersolak(NEVŞEHİR ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-5319-7260
Pages
1–18
Publication Date
2025-04-21
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Results: The findings reveal that for employees with low intrinsic motivation, the relationship between managerial undermining and protective silence remains consistent.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: This study investigates how intrinsic motivation among the creative class moderates the relationship between social undermining and organizational silence.
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Key Findings & Data:In contrast, for employees with high intrinsic motivation, defensive silence decreases as managerial undermining increases, while protective silence increases.
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Conclusion & Impact:Results: The findings reveal that for employees with low intrinsic motivation, the relationship between managerial undermining and protective silence remains consistent.
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⚙️Variables:Sosyal baltalama · içsel motivasyon · örgütsel sessizlik

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Aim: This study investigates how intrinsic motivation among the creative class moderates the relationship between social undermining and organizational silence. Drawing on Conservation of Resources Theory and Social Exchange Theory, it explores the dynamics of these relationships and the factors that influence employee silence in the workplace. The goal is to understand how intrinsic motivation impacts how employees respond to social undermining and how this response affects organizational silence. Method: This study focuses on identifying the conditions under which employees remain silent in the face of social undermining and the underlying dynamics that drive this behavior. By analyzing different levels of intrinsic motivation, the study provides insights into the complex interactions between managerial behavior and employee silence. Results: The findings reveal that for employees with low intrinsic motivation, the relationship between managerial undermining and protective silence remains consistent. In contrast, for employees with high intrinsic motivation, defensive silence decreases as managerial undermining increases, while protective silence increases. These results suggest that employees with high intrinsic motivation are more likely to engage in protective silence as a response to social undermining, rather than defensive silence, which may indicate a higher sense of control or resilience in the workplace. Conclusion: These results underscore the importance of intrinsic motivation in understanding how employees respond to social undermining and its implications for organizational silence. The study offers valuable insights for both researchers and practitioners, highlighting the need for more focused leadership and management strategies that account for the varying effects of motivation on employee behavior in the workplace.

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Amaç: Bu çalışma, yaratıcı sınıf içindeki içsel motivasyonun, sosyal baltalama ile örgütsel sessizlik arasındaki ilişkiyi nasıl düzenlediğini incelemekte, Kaynakların Korunması Teorisi ve Sosyal Değişim Teorisi’ni kullanarak bu etkileşimin dinamiklerini keşfetmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Yöntem: Çalışmada, çalışanların sessizliğini etkileyen çeşitli koşullar incelenmiş, bu sessizliğin arkasındaki nedenler ortaya konulmuştur. Ayrıca, içsel motivasyonun bu ilişkilerdeki düzenleyici rolü detaylı bir şekilde ele alınmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırma sonuçları, düşük içsel motivasyona sahip çalışanlar için yönetici baltalaması ile koruyucu sessizlik arasındaki ilişkinin tutarlı kaldığını göstermektedir. Bu durumda, çalışanlar, kendilerini savunmasız hissettiklerinde, sessizliğe daha fazla yönelmektedir. Ancak, yüksek içsel motivasyona sahip çalışanlar için farklı bir durum söz konusu olmaktadır. Bu çalışanlar, yönetici baltalaması arttıkça savunma amaçlı sessizliği terk etmekte, buna karşılık koruyucu sessizliğe daha fazla başvurmaktadırlar. Bu durum, içsel motivasyonun sosyal baltalamaya verilen tepkilerdeki kritik rolünü ortaya koymaktadır. Sonuç: Çalışma, çalışanların sosyal baltalamaya karşı gösterdiği tepkilerin örgütsel sessizlik üzerindeki etkilerini anlamanın önemini vurgulamaktadır. Bu bulgular, örgütsel yönetim ve liderlik uygulamalarına yönelik değerli çıkarımlar sunarak, uygulayıcılara daha etkili yönetim stratejileri geliştirme fırsatı sunmaktadır. Ayrıca araştırmacılara sosyal baltalama ve içsel motivasyon arasındaki ilişkilere dair daha fazla araştırma yapmaları için yönlendirici bilgiler sağlamaktadır.

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Üstün, F., Ersolak, Ş. (2025). The Creative Class: Navigating the Dynamics of Organisational Silence, Social Undermining, and Intrinsic Motivation. İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 1, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.17336/igusbd.1474694

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