Timothy G. Hegstrom's research while affiliated with San Jose State University and other places

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Article
Two situational constraints are examined, a dissent condition, which fosters tolerance for dissent, and a mimetic condition, which inhibits dissent. The organizational theory concern that organizational values may dominate over individual values, and the rhetorical theory concern regarding the quality of mimesis, are likely the same problem and lea...

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... Organizational dissent enables organizations to adapt to changing conditions and be sustainable (Kassing 2011a). In addition, organizational dissent has many positive results such as increasing innovation and creativity (Aksel 2013), job satisfaction (Lutgen-Sandvik et al. 2011;Avtgis et al. 2007), perception of justice (Avery and Quinones 2002), and improving decision-making processes (Hegstrom 1990;Redding 1985). However, when managers do not consider or suppress the employees' dissenting issues, the organization becomes autocratic by moving away from being a democratic structure. ...