This book examines the decision to speak out in organizations or to keep silent, the roles of fear and courage, and why increasing valid information and truth is central to individual and organizational health.

Contents: PART I: VOICE IN ORGANIZATIONS: AN INTRODUCTION 1. Encouraging Voice: Why it Matters Ronald J. Burke 2. Individual Correlates of Employee Voice: What Do We Know So Far? Where Should We Go Next? Isabel C. Botero 3. Fear and Silence in the Workplace Jennifer J. Kish-Gephart and Denise M. Breaux-Soignet PART II: VOICE AND IMPORTANT OUTCOMES 4. Stakeholder Voice, Corporate Dysfunction and Change: An Organizational Learning Perspective William D. Schneper, David A. Wernick and Mary Ann Von Glinow 5. Decision Making in Work Teams: The Role of Voice Jennifer Feitosa, Jacqueline M. Spencer and Eduardo Salas 6. Voice as a Pivotal Force in Organizational Efforts to Curb Workplace Bullying Maiyuwai Reeves 7. Some Implications of the Voice Literature for Research on Whistle-blowing Marcia P. Miceli and Janet P. Near PART III: ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING A VOICE 8. Voice Climate in Organizations: Creating a Context for Speaking Up at Work M. Lance Frazier 9. Supervisory Epistemic, Ideological, and Existential Responses to Voice: A Motivated Cognition Approach Dan S. Chiaburu, Crystal Farh and Linn Van Dyne 10. The Role of Perceptions, Appraisals and Anticipated Emotions in Shaping Reporting Behavior in Response to Wrongdoing Marissa S. Edwards, Sandra A. Lawrence and Neal M. Ashkanasy PART IV: IMPORTANT NEW VOICES 11. Can You Hear Us Now? Women and Voice in the Workplace Linda M. Dunn-Jensen and Katherine C. Ryan 12. A New Voice in China Erica C. Holley and Keke Wu PART V: COURAGE AND VOICE 13. Developing and Validating a Quantitative Measure of Organizational Courage Ralph H. Kilmann, Linda A. O’Hara and Judy P. Strauss 14. Fostering Courage in Individuals: Basic Directions and Cautions Cynthia Pury Index