Reluctant to Speak? The Impact of Supervisor Narcissism on Employee Prohibitive Voice

We constructed a research model based on the social cognitive and social exchange theories to investigate the relationship between supervisor narcissism and employee prohibitive voice. We focused on the mediating role of employee voice efficacy and the moderating role of supervisor-subordinate guanx...

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Published in:Social behavior and personality 2018-10, Vol.46 (10), p.1713-1726
Main Authors: Ding, Zhi-Hui, Li, Hua-Cheng, Quan, Lei, Wang, Hua-Qiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Efficacy
Employee Prohibitive Voice
Employee supervision
Employee Voice Efficacy
Employees
Leadership
Narcissism
Organizational research
Social Cognitive Theory
Social exchange
Social Exchange Theory
Studies
Superior subordinate relationship
Supervisor Narcissism
Supervisor-Subordinate Guanxi
Supervisor-Subordinate interactions
Supervisors
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Summary:We constructed a research model based on the social cognitive and social exchange theories to investigate the relationship between supervisor narcissism and employee prohibitive voice. We focused on the mediating role of employee voice efficacy and the moderating role of supervisor-subordinate guanxi. We recruited enterprise employees in China and their direct supervisors (231 supervisor-subordinate dyads) as participants, who completed a 2-wave survey. The results showed a significantly negative relationship between supervisor narcissism and employee prohibitive voice, and the relationship was mediated by employee voice efficacy. Supervisor-subordinate guanxi negatively moderated the relationship between supervisor narcissism and employee voice efficacy. Thus, organizational executive staff should manage conditions to reduce the negative influence of supervisor narcissism, thereby promoting employee prohibitive voice.
ISSN:0301-2212
1179-6391
DOI:10.2224/sbp.7233