Psychological Antecedents of Promotive and Prohibitive Voice: A Two-Wave Examination

The present study demonstrates how three psychological antecedents (psychological safety, felt obligation for constructive change, and organization-based self-esteem) uniquely, differentially, and interactively predict supervisory reports of promotive and prohibitive "voice" behavior. Usin...

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Published in:Academy of Management journal 2012-02, Vol.55 (1), p.71-92
Main Authors: Liang, Jian, Farh, Crystal I. C., Farh, Jiing-Lih
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communication
Employees
Human behaviour
Labour relations
Obligation
Organizational behavior
Organizational behaviour
Psychological aspects
Psychological factors
Retailing industry
Safety
Self esteem
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Summary:The present study demonstrates how three psychological antecedents (psychological safety, felt obligation for constructive change, and organization-based self-esteem) uniquely, differentially, and interactively predict supervisory reports of promotive and prohibitive "voice" behavior. Using a two-wave panel design, we collected data from a sample of 239 employees to examine the hypothesized relationships. Our results showed that felt obligation was most strongly related to subsequent promotive voice; psychological safety was most strongly related to subsequent prohibitive voice; and organization-based self-esteem was reciprocally related to promotive voice. Further, although felt obligation strengthened the positive effect of psychological safety on both forms of voice, organization-based self-esteem weakened this effect for promotive voice. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0001-4273
1948-0989
DOI:10.5465/amj.2010.0176