Psychological Antecedents of Promotive and Prohibitive Voice: A Two-Wave Examination
- 1 February 2012
- journal article
- Published by Academy of Management in The Academy of Management Journal
- Vol. 55 (1), 71-92
- https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2010.0176
Abstract
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.Keywords
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