The diploma thesis examines the influence of organizational climate on the occurrence of various forms of employee silence in public organizations. In the study, creative and entrepreneurial climates are considered in more detail as specific dimensions of organizational climate. The purpose of the thesis is to investigate the impact of entrepreneurial and creative climate on various forms of employee silence (acquiescent, prosocial, and opportunistic) in public organizations.
The theoretical part presents various forms of silence, the reasons for the occurrence of silence and its consequences. The entrepreneurial and creative climates, as well as the impact of climate on employees, are also presented in more detail. The research part of the thesis focuses on investigating how entrepreneurial and creative climate are related to various forms of silence (acquiescent, prosocial and opportunistic). The empirical research was conducted using a survey questionnaire, obtaining feedback from 156 respondents employed in various public institutions across Slovenia.
Through the implementation of regression analysis, a negative correlation was established between creative and entrepreneurial climate and acquiescent and opportunistic silence. Similarly, creative climate proved to be an important factor in reducing prosocial silence. A significant exception, where no correlation was found, occurred with the entrepreneurial climate. Unlike the creative climate, the latter did not show a key connection to the emergence of prosocial silence.
With this thesis, the management in public organizations will gain better insight into the importance of organizational climate in managing employee silence. It is crucial for leaders to recognize which type of climate most effectively reduces specific forms of silence that may prevail in the environment. By selecting and promoting an appropriate climate, they can prevent the negative effects of silence, which not only reduces innovativeness and a positive attitude toward work but also represents a serious obstacle to organizational change and, in long term, can even lead to corruption.
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