Workplace fun and voice behavior: The mediating role of psychological safety

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (11) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Guodong Yang ◽  
Liyin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Safety ◽  
Employee Voice ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Proactive Behavior ◽  
Voice Behavior ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Workplace Fun

We proposed a theoretical model explaining why workplace fun might enhance the proactive behavior of employee voice, and explored the mediating role of psychological safety in this relationship. Data were collected from a sample of 223 part-time students at three universities located in China, who were taking a Master of Business Administration course. The results of structural equation modeling show that workplace fun had a direct, significantly positive relationship with employee voice behavior, and that there was also an indirect effect through the mediator of psychological safety. These findings shed light on the ways in which workplace fun helps to increase employee voice behavior. Managers of organizations should consider ways to create a work environment that is fun to promote employees' psychological safety and voice behavior. Limitations and directions for future research are discussed.

Interpersonal antecedents to employee upward voice: mediating role of psychological safety

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (9) ◽  
pp. 1510-1525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sriji Edakkat Subhakaran ◽  
Lata Dyaram
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Safety ◽  
Employee Voice ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Voice Behavior ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Manager Behavior ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Despite the increasing prominence of employee voice in organizational innovation and productivity, employees continue to struggle to influence matters that affect them at work. The purpose of this paper is to model work group context and manager behavior as the predictors of employee upward voice. Further, a mediating role of employee psychological safety is examined in this link. Design/methodology/approach With data from 575 employees representing various technology firms in India, the authors test the hypothesized relationships using covariance-based structural equation modeling. Findings Results indicate coworkers upward voice and manager pro-voice behavior to significantly impact employee upward voice with a mediating impact of psychological safety. This implies that perceived psychological safety plays a significant role in explaining the impact, coworkers and manager behavior would have on regulating employee upward voice. Originality/value This study contributes to the employee voice literature from an Indian context, where upward communication is culturally discouraged.

Psychological safety, employee voice, and work engagement

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Yuanqin Ge
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Safety ◽  
Employee Voice ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Voice Behavior ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Safety Work ◽  
Shed Light

I examined the relationships among psychological safety, employee voice, and work engagement. Based on a literature review, I hypothesized that psychological safety would directly affect employees' engagement at work, and indirectly affect work engagement via employee voice. A validated survey was used to collect data from 153 employees of a large manufacturing company in China. The results of structural equation modeling offered support for the full mediating role of employee voice in the psychological safety–work engagement relationship. Employees who perceived psychological safety were more likely to exhibit voice behavior; employee voice, in turn, promoted work engagement. These findings extend prior research and shed light on how employees' psychological safety affects their work engagement. Discussion and implications of the results are presented.

Does Zhongyong thinking affect voice behavior? The mediating role of psychological safety

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (8) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Guodong Yang ◽  
Yingwei Ji ◽  
Qiumeng Xu
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Safety ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Master Of Business Administration ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Voice Behavior ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Business Administration Students ◽  
Part Time

Zhongyong, as a typical Confucian thinking model, is related to employees' voice behavior. In this research we explored the relationship between Zhongyong thinking and employees' voice behavior, and examined the mediating effect of psychological safety in this relationship. Survey data were collected from 218 part-time Master of Business Administration students from two Chinese universities. The structural equation modeling results demonstrate that Zhongyong thinking was positively related to psychological safety, and that psychological safety was positively related to voice behavior. Further, psychological safety mediated the Zhongyong thinking–voice behavior relationship. These results suggest that organizations can encourage voice behavior by enhancing employees' Zhongyong thinking and by boosting their perception of psychological safety in the workplace.

How self-sacrificial leadership influences employee voice: Psychological safety as a mediator

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (12) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Jie Zhang ◽  
Jun Li ◽  
Jiaxin Huang
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Style ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Safety ◽  
Master Of Business Administration ◽  
Employee Voice ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Business Administration Students ◽  
The Relationship

This research investigated the mediating role of psychological safety in the relationship between self-sacrificial leadership and employee voice. We used a two-wave survey to collect data from a sample of 329 Master of Business Administration students at two universities in North China. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Results show that self-sacrificial leadership had a direct positive effect on employee voice, and psychological safety partially mediated this relationship. Our findings expand the literature on the self-sacrificial leadership–employee voice link, and highlight the importance of the role of psychological safety. This study has practical implications for managers seeking to develop a self-sacrificial leadership style to encourage employees to express constructive opinions about workrelated issues.

Does Leader Humor Influence Employee Voice? The Mediating Role of Psychological Safety and the Moderating Role of Team Humor

2021 ◽  
pp. 154805182110364
Author(s):  
Wisanupong Potipiroon ◽  
Michael T. Ford
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Safety ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Employee Voice ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Modeling Analysis ◽  
Substitutes For Leadership Theory ◽  
High Level

Past research indicates that leader humor can bring many positive outcomes; however, its influence on employee voice has been largely neglected. We propose that leader humor can influence employee voice behaviors (i.e., promotive and prohibitive) via the mediating role of psychological safety. Drawing upon the substitutes for leadership theory, we further propose that team humor could moderate the influence of leader humor. Based on the latent moderated mediation structural equation modeling analysis, we found that employees whose leaders used humor more frequently perceived higher levels of psychological safety and in turn engaged in more promotive and prohibitive voice behaviors. Moreover, the indirect effects of leader humor were found to be more pronounced when teams have a low level of humor. On the other hand, leader humor has less influence on employee voice when teams have a high level of humor, which provides support for the leadership substitutes argument. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

scholarly journals DOES EMPLOYER BRANDING AFFECT JOB EMBEDDEDNESS? THE MEDIATING ROLE OF DEDICATION AND PERCEIVED ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Berivan TATAR ◽  
Büşra MÜCELDİLİ ◽  
Oya ERDİL
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Support ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Perceived Organizational Support ◽  
Practical Implication ◽  
Job Embeddedness ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Employer Branding ◽  
Mediating Role

Along with emerging the war for talent, scholars have given ample attention to employer branding concept referring the a whole of values and benefits that organizations provide for both attracting and retaining the best possible talent. In this context, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of employer branding on the favorable employee behavior as job embeddedness via the mediating role of the dedication and perceived organizational support.  Data collected from 200 respondents have been analyzed through Structural Equation Modeling. As a result of analyses, the hypothesized model was supported. Findings of the study revealed that employer branding has effect the dedication, job embeddedness and organizational support perception of employees. Additionally, dedication and perceived organizational support partially mediate the relationship between employer branding and job embeddedness. Finally, the theoretical and practical implication, limitations of the study and suggestions for future research are discussed.

The mediating role of workplace flourishing on the causal link between linguistic ostracism and withdrawal behavior

Kybernetes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raed Ibrahim Mohamad Ibrahim ◽  
Okechukwu Lawrence Emeagwali ◽  
Murat Akkaya
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Causal Link ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Ethnolinguistic Identity ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Withdrawal Behavior ◽  
Hospitality Organizations

PurposeWorkplace flourishing and withdrawal behavior are important concepts for human resource practitioners in today’s multicultural and multilingual work atmosphere. Despite the prevalence of linguistic ostracism, only a handful of studies have considered its impact on workplace flourishing and withdrawal behavior. This paper embarks on unveiling the nature of these associations.Design/methodology/approachA sample of n = 395 employee responses was obtained from Jordanian tourism and hospitality organizations. The data were analyzed with the variance-based structural equation modeling (VB-SEM) technique using ADANCO software.FindingsVB-SEM results indicate that linguistic ostracism reduces workplace flourishing and indirectly increases withdrawal behavior through the mediating role of workplace flourishing. Decreased feelings of workplace flourishing resulted in increased withdrawal behavior.Originality/valueThis paper is among the first to empirically examine the association between linguistic ostracism, workplace flourishing and withdrawal behavior and the mediating role of workplace flourishing using ethnolinguistic identity and stressor–emotion theories as a theoretical framework. Implications for practice and theory are discussed alongside future research directions.

scholarly journals Corporate Entrepreneurship and Business Performance: The Mediating Role of Employee Engagement

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824402096277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Umair Ahmed ◽  
Waheed Ali Umrani ◽  
Umer Zaman ◽  
Sheraz Mustafa Rajput ◽  
Tariq Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Corporate Entrepreneurship ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Critical Gap ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Future Research Directions

The present study examined corporate entrepreneurship (CE) influence upon business performance following the mediation of employee engagement. In all, 201 middle managers from big 5 banks in Pakistan were sampled for the present study. Through applying structural equation modeling to test statistical relationship, the results revealed significant positive relationship between CE and business performance. Accordingly, the results also indicated mediation of employee engagement in this relationship thus, supporting both the hypothesized relationships. The study is first of its kind, addressing critical gap concerning employee engagement in the domain of CE and business performance. The study presents critical explanations and potential implications through which CE prospects could help employees to feel obliged to respond back with higher engagement and business performance. Toward the end, the chapter also discusses future research directions and scope for further study.

Supportive leadership, proactive personality and employee voice behavior

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mervat Mohamed Elsaied
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Psychological Safety ◽  
Proactive Personality ◽  
Employee Voice ◽  
Voice Behavior ◽  
Supportive Leadership ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Immediate Supervisor

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the mediating role of psychological safety in the relationships among supportive leadership, proactive personality and employee voice behavior. Design/methodology/approach The data were collected from 268 employees, and 56 were their immediate supervisors, in three Egyptian companies belonging to footwear and headgear sector. Employees and their immediate supervisors provided data on separate questionnaires and different occasions; an identification number was used to match each employee’s questionnaire with the response of his/her immediate supervisor. Findings The results indicated that both supportive leadership and proactive personality had a positive and significant effect on voice behavior. In addition, the results showed that psychological safety fully mediated the relationships among supportive leadership, proactive personality and employee voice behavior. Originality/value This study contributes to the literature by linking supportive leadership, proactive personality and employee voice behavior. It clarifies how and why supportive leadership and proactive personality can stimulate voice behavior.

scholarly journals Building Competitive Advantage for Vietnamese Firms: The Roles of Knowledge Sharing and Innovation

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Son Thanh Than ◽  
Cung Huu Nguyen ◽  
Thang Quang Tran ◽  
Phong Ba Le
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Knowledge Application ◽  
Mediating Role

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of knowledge sharing (KS) and two specific types of innovation on competitive advantage in Vietnamese firms. Based on using structural equation modeling (SEM) and survey data collected from 225 participants, the findings reveal that KS directly and indirectly affects firm’s competitive advantage through the mediating role of innovation speed and innovation quality. The findings stress the important role of building a positive climate to stimulate employees for sharing knowledge aimed at improving firm’s innovation capability, and sustaining competitive advantage. Future research needs to explore the relationship between three components of knowledge management namely knowledge acquisition, KS, and knowledge application, innovation, and specific aspects of competitive advantage (such as low cost advantage, differentiation advantage, and time advantage) to provide deeper the mechanism of how specifics aspects of knowledge management connected with firm’s certain types of competitive advantage through innovation.

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