The Effect of Organizational Stress on Organizational Silence: An Application in Five Star Thermal Hotel Establishments

Abstract

In this study it was aimed to determine the effects of organizational stress on organizational silence with an application at five-stars hotel establishments and to review general literature on organizational stress and organizational silence. Study questionnaires were distributed 387 participants working at five-stars hotel establishments in Afyonkarahisar. Data was analyzed by factor analysis, reliability analysis, mean, standard deviation, Pearson’s correlation analysis, and bivariate and multivariate linear regression analysis. Study results showed that participants had moderate organizational stress and organizational silence levels. Additionally, there was a moderate positive correlation between organizational stress and silence.