“…Modern organizations have attempted to involve employees in workplace decisions (Derber & Schwartz, 1983;Pacanowksy, 1988;Westin, 1986). Organizational members have become more involved with their respective organizations as a result of organizational democracy (Cheney, 1995;Derber & Schwartz, 1983;Harrison, 1994;Vredenburgh & Brender, 1993;Westin, 1986), employee empowerment (Chiles & Zorn, 1995;EMPLOYEE DISSENT 313 Marshall & Stohl, 1993;Pacanowsky, 1988), and employee participation practices (Dachler & Wilpert, 1978;Derber & Schwartz, 1983;Strauss, 1982).…”