A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Organizational Dissent and Workplace Freedom in Five European Economies |
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| Authors: | Stephen M Croucher Kari Parrott Cheng Zeng Oscar Gomez |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Communication , University of Jyv?skyl? Stephen.m.croucher@jyu.fi;3. Department of Communication , University of Jyv?skyl? |
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| Abstract: | Individuals in five European countries—Finland, France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom (n = 1184)—completed a survey exploring the relationship between organizational dissent and workplace freedom of speech. Results revealed workplace freedom of speech is positively correlated with dissent among the entire sample in France and in Germany. Results in Spain were nonsignificant. In the United Kingdom, there was a negative relationship between workplace freedom of speech and dissent. There was a negative relationship between workplace freedom of speech and articulated dissent and a positive relationship with latent dissent in Finland. Moreover, MANCOVA testing showed nationality to have a significant effect on organizational dissent and workplace freedom of speech. Germans scored the highest on dissent and workplace freedom with Spain scoring the lowest. |
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| Keywords: | Europe Nationality Organizational Dissent Workplace Freedom of Speech |
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