Dimensions of Organizational Silence in the University: A Field Study on a Sample of Faculty Members in Libya (Sebha University as a Model)

Abstract

The present study aimed to identify the dimensions of organizational silence within the university organization in Libya (Sebha University as a model).

The study employed the descriptive method, with a sample consisting of (200) faculty members who responded to the electronic questionnaire prepared for this research.

The study was conducted during the Fall semester of 2024. The questionnaire consisted of five dimensions measuring organizational silence in the university organization (Sebha University), namely:

organizational beliefs toward faculty members, feedback, organizational politeness, fear of negative responses, and weak organizational belonging.

The study reached several findings, the most important of which are:

- The ranking of organizational silence dimensions was as follows: first, fear of feedback with a mean of (3.43) and a standard deviation of (1.04);

second, organizational beliefs about faculty members with a mean of (3.37) and a standard deviation of (1.11);

third, organizational loyalty with a mean of (2.70);

fourth, fear of negative responses from the organization with a mean of (2.63);

and fifth, weak organizational belonging with a mean of (2.42) and a standard deviation of (1.09).

- No statistically significant differences were found in the dimensions of organizational silence attributed to gender.

- Statistically significant differences were found according to academic rank, in favor of Associate Professors and Lecturers,

in the dimensions of organizational beliefs toward faculty members and organizational politeness.