The impact of national culture on organizational dissent: Fieldwork in a public institution

Culture, which is one of the main elements that shapes the behaviors of individuals, also shapes the thoughts and attitudes of the members of the organization in various situations. Therefore, members can express different views on organizational policies and practices. It is important to manage the process correctly in order to benefit from these differences and prevent possible damages. In this framework, it was aimed to determine the effect of employees' perceptions of national culture dimensions on organizational dissent attitudes. In line with the purpose of the research, the quantitative research method was preferred and the field research was carried out in Alanya Municipality. The data obtained from 353 municipal personnel were evaluated by performing frequency analysis, correlation analysis and regression analysis with the statistical package program. As a result of the analysis, it was seen that the dimensions of masculinity, power distance and collectivism had a negative effect on upward dissent and also the dimensions of masculinity and collectivism had a negative effect on the lateral dissent. In addition, it was concluded that the uncertainty avoidance dimension had a positive effect on upward dissent and the masculinity dimension had a positive effect on displaced dissent. There was no relationship between the long-time orientation dimension and the sub-dimensions of dissent.