Document Type : Original Article
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Professor, Department of Management, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran.
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Ph.D. Student in Public Management, Management Department, Faculty of Economics and Management, Lorestan. University, Khorramabad, Iran
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. Master's degree graduate, English Theacher, Khorramabad, Iran
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Master's degree graduate, Management Department, Faculty of Economics and Management, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran.
10.48308/jcoc.2026.243414.1564
Abstract
Aim: The present study was conducted with the aim of identifying and analyzing the factors creating and the consequences of employee psychological safety in the workplace. Methodology: In terms of objective, the present study is an applied research, and in terms of data collection, it belongs to the exploratory type of research. Furthermore, this research is a mixed-methods study, both qualitative and quantitative, based on the deductive-inductive philosophy. The statistical population of the research consists of experts who were selected using a purposeful sampling method based on the principle of theoretical saturation. The data collection instrument in the qualitative section is an interview, whose validity and reliability were confirmed using content validity, theoretical validity, and the inter-coder and intra-coder reliability assessment methods. Qualitative data were analyzed using the content analysis method, and quantitative data were analyzed using the fuzzy cognitive map method. Result: The results of this research indicated that the architecture of positive human resource management in the organization, the establishment of brainstorming sessions in the organization, and the dominance of an empowering leadership style in the organization were identified as the most significant factors creating employee psychological safety in the workplace. Moreover, strengthening employees’ risk-taking ability, stimulating intellectual curiosity and increasing employee self-efficacy, and encouraging positive and constructive employee voice were identified as the most significant consequences of employee psychological safety in the workplace. Conclusion: Psychological safety is recognized as a positive and appropriate phenomenon in an organization. When employees possess psychological safety, they express their feelings,
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