Perceived organizational structure and its role in predicting job burnout and organizational silence University of Birjand staff

Man and his behaviors in the organization have always been one of the most important issues in organizational behavior. Organization managers have well perceived that the most important factor in gaining competitive advantage is human resources in organizations. The present study seeks to investigate the perception of organizational structure and its role in predicting organizational silence and job burnout. This research is a descriptive and correlational one. The statistical population of the study were all the staff of the University of Birjand during the academic year of 2017. A sample of 196 people was selected based on the Morgan table and examined by relative class method. Three questionnaires were used to collect information, perceiving the organizational structure of Turkzadeh and Mohtaram (2011), Organizational Silence of Vakula and Boradas (2005), and Maslach Burnout Questionnaire (1981). The results of the research indicated that the dominant dimension of the organizational structure at the University of Birjand is deterrent. Organizational silence and burnout of university staff are lower than average. The results also showed that the organizational structure has a direct and significant relationship with organizational silence and job burnout (P<0.01). And has an inverse relationship with the empowering organizational structure. (P<0.01). The results showed that organizational silence is a predictor of occupational burnout.