University of Tehran Press Organizational Culture Management 2423-6942 17 1 2019 03 21 Identification of Organizational Silence Factors in the Faculty Members of Universities of Iran: A Qualitative Study Identification of Organizational Silence Factors in the Faculty Members of Universities of Iran: A Qualitative Study 21 44 71183 10.22059/jomc.2019.266102.1007613 FA Manijeh Fahami Ph.D. Student, Department of Educational Administration, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran Mohammad Taghi Mahmoudi Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Administration, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord Branch, Shahrekord, Iran Badri Shahtalebi Associate Professor, Department of Educational Administration, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran Journal Article 2017 05 15 Nowadays, the authorities of educational and research organizations increasingly have focused on the value of human resources because of ever-increasing environmental challenges and competition climate among counterparts. Nevertheless, the overwhelming phenomenon of organizational silence, which is equivalent to intended self-censorship of staff, is considered as a barrier to use these sources. But despite the importance of this phenomenon in organizations, comprehensive studies regarding this issue, especially the study of factors affecting the silence in cultural and educational organizations, have not been carried out in Iran. The aim of this study was identifying the factors of organizational silence among academic members. In this regard, we employed a qualitative method. We used target sampling method, and in order to grab data, deep interview was conducted. The codes were extracted from the interviews and were analyzed by the MAXQUDA software. Results showed that organizational and intra-organizational, individual, and administrative factors are the main factors of organizational silence in faculty members of the universities, and organizational factors category is the most frequent one. This research has applied goals and its findings will help us to decrease silence and its destructive effects and increase the optimal use of human resources in organizations. Also, the findings will help in solving the basic problems of society, which is the main mission of each university, to be done at the best. Nowadays, the authorities of educational and research organizations increasingly have focused on the value of human resources because of ever-increasing environmental challenges and competition climate among counterparts. Nevertheless, the overwhelming phenomenon of organizational silence, which is equivalent to intended self-censorship of staff, is considered as a barrier to use these sources. But despite the importance of this phenomenon in organizations, comprehensive studies regarding this issue, especially the study of factors affecting the silence in cultural and educational organizations, have not been carried out in Iran. The aim of this study was identifying the factors of organizational silence among academic members. In this regard, we employed a qualitative method. We used target sampling method, and in order to grab data, deep interview was conducted. The codes were extracted from the interviews and were analyzed by the MAXQUDA software. Results showed that organizational and intra-organizational, individual, and administrative factors are the main factors of organizational silence in faculty members of the universities, and organizational factors category is the most frequent one. This research has applied goals and its findings will help us to decrease silence and its destructive effects and increase the optimal use of human resources in organizations. Also, the findings will help in solving the basic problems of society, which is the main mission of each university, to be done at the best. https://jomc.ut.ac.ir/article_71183_e5b3d3b195b6f83351756dc71909f6fd.pdf