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Within organizations, employees are faced with the decision when they have a new idea or suggestion: either speaking up (i.e. voice; Morrison, 2011), or remaining silent. Employee voice has been shown to increase creativity in organizations. Yet, the research around employee voice has been largely focused on Western workplace contexts. Little research has examined voice in other cultural contexts, even though culture is known to guide norms around discussion and dissent. In this study, we look deeper into how employees voice in the Saudi Arabian work context.