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Volume 7, Issue 3 (2026)

Published: September 25, 2026

Pages: 197-217

Research Article

Identifying the factors influencing the practice of organizational silence among employees of private universities

Ibrahim K. Ibrahim 1 Hayder I. Khaleel 2
1College of administration and economics, AI- Israa university, Baghdad, Iraq
2College of administration and economics, Al-Farahidi university
History
  • Received: December 12, 2025
  • Revised: January 16, 2026
  • Accepted: January 25, 2026
  • Available Online: September 25, 2026
DOI

https://doi.org/10.56967/ejfb2026765

Abstract

This research aims to clarify the extent of practicing organizational silence among employees in private colleges and universities in Baghdad. In order to achieve this, the questionnaire was used as a main tool for data collection, as the sample reached (108) employees. The research reached a set of conclusions and recommendations. Among the most important conclusions, the responses of the research sample showed a weak level of organizational silence in private colleges and universities, with the exception of the first dimension, which reflected the presence of Apprehension among employees of the profession, due to the fear of negative reactions of the senior management, which employees see as having harmful effects for them. Among the most important recommendations is the necessity of maintaining the organizational climate generally prevailing in private colleges and universities and trying to strengthen them in order to avoid the excessive appearance of organizational silence, and to support the initiative spirit among employees, and adopt this as part of the management philosophy.

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