The Relationship between Organizational Ostracism and Organizational Silence a mong Nursing Personnel

Document Type : Scientific Research Periodical

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Administration, nursing, Helwan, Cairo, Egypt

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Background: Organizational ostracism is isolation in working environment. Organizational silence is withholding work-related thoughts and information. Ostracized nurses at the organization try to protect themselves from being ignored and thus adopted the strategy of defensive silence and concluded. Aim: This study aimed to explore the relationship between organizational ostracism and silence. Design: A descriptive correlative research design was used in this study. Setting: The study was conducted at Al-Monira General Hospital. Subject: A convenience sampling of nursing personnel was included (N=155). Tools: Two tools were used in collecting data for the current study as organizational ostracism questionnaire and organizational silence questionnaire. Results: More than half of nursing personnel had low level of organizational ostracism and less than half of them had low level of organizational silence. Conclusion: There was a positive statistically significant correlation between organizational ostracism and organizational silence among nursing personnel. Recommendation: Foster a supportive environment that values open communication, collaboration, and innovation among nursing personnel. Replicate the study on large sample size and on governmental and private healthcare settings to explore the long-term effects of organizational ostracism and silence

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