Since fear of silence is a striking feature of stuttering, this study investigated the effect of experimentally imposed silence. 24 adult stutterers read 4 passages aloud, S times each, under 3 conditions of imposed silence (introduced following the 2nd reading), and under 1 control condition. They then ranked these situations as to their evoked discomfort. Unexplained Silence, Explained Silenc...

Organizational sociology is, by most standards, a fundamental part of the discipline— after all, figuring out how to collectively organize ourselves is a core problem of any society—but many have wondered if it’s a subfield on the brink of irrelevance. Blog posts and a recent ASA session have been dedicated to this question: what is the future of organizational sociology? There are numerous ins...

Abstract This article develops the concept of “interorganizational pathologies” as an extension Michael N. Barnett and Martha Finnemore's work on bureaucratic pathologies. Adopting open system perspective, I argue that dysfunctional interactions may arise between international organizations (IOs) even when their cooperation is fairly institutionalized. To advance this line reasoning, examine In...

Purpose: This study attempts to gain insight into what factor influence on employee creativity and perceived organizational performance. Therefore, a theoretical framework is developed grounded in empowerment theory workplace ostracism defensive silence. In addition that the moderating role of proactivity hypothesized between 
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This piece identifies some of the unique challenges COVID-19 pandemic for non-profit arts administration. It profiles Silence, Guelph a small music venue, art gallery and community space how we have experienced continue to learn from grow through it presents.

Creativity can be considered one of the key competencies for the twenty-first century. It provides us with the capacity to deal with the opportunities and challenges that are part of our complex and fast-changing world. The question as to what facilitates creative cognition-the ability to come up with creative ideas, problem solutions and products-is as old as the human sciences, and various me...