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Too attached to speak up? It depends: How supervisor-subordinate guanxi and perceived job control influence upward constructive voice
Davidson, Tina Van Dyne, Linn Lin, Bilian
Davidson, Tina
Van Dyne, Linn
Lin, Bilian
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Supervisor
Publication Year
2017
Journal
Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Processes
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Publication Volume
143
Publication Issue
November
Publication Begin page
39
Publication End page
53
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Abstract
In general, reciprocal supervisor–subordinate relationships (high leader–member exchange relationships) provide a supportive context for employees to speak up. In China however, supervisor–subordinate relationships or guanxi are characterized by affective characteristics and hierarchical characteristics which may respectively facilitate and inhibit employee voice. We draw on Guanxi Theory to develop a model of differential effects of two dimensions of supervisor–subordinate guanxi (affective attachment to the supervisor and deference to the supervisor) on voice. Results of a multi-source, lagged field study demonstrated that the affective attachment to the supervisor dimension of guanxi facilitated and the deference to supervisor dimension of guanxi inhibited voice, when employees experienced low job control. We discuss ways these findings extend our understanding of the nature of supervisor–subordinate relationships, guanxi, and their impact on voice.
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Employee Participation in Management, Superior-subordinate Relationship, Guanxi, Organizational Behavior, Hierarchical Clustering (Cluster Analysis)