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Extending Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: Managing Dissent in Public Lands Agencies


Abstract This paper examines employee responses to dissatisfaction and dissent in four federal public lands agencies as they react to controversial policies. Guided by data from semi-structured interviews, it suggests new theoretical categories for describing dissenting behaviors along the dimensions of work engagement (e.g., high and low) and intent (e.g., destructive, neutral, or constructive). These dimensions combine to describe the specific behaviors of sabotage, neglect, high engaged duty, low engaged duty, passive helpfulness, and overachievement. This research also confirms and adds nuance to past work on employee dissent.
Authors Gabel Taggart University of WyomingORCID , Mary Grace Bedwell University of Wyoming
Journal Info Midwest Public Affairs Conference | Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs , vol: 9 , iss: 1 , pages: 53 - 72
Publication Date 2/26/2023
ISSN 2381-3717
TypeKeyword Image article
Open Access gold Gold Access
DOI https://doi.org/10.20899/jpna.9.1.53-72
KeywordsKeyword Image Worker Participation (Score: 0.508806)