How empowering leadership promotes millennial employees’ voice behavior
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13920529 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wenqiong Xu (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, corresponding author), Yakun Zhang (0000-0001-6622-5016, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics), Minghui Yan (0000-0002-9628-4938, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics), Jianbo Zhang (0000-0003-1302-4143, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics), Xinru Fan (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1-13 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0301-2212 • E-ISSN: 1179-6391 |
| Publisher | Scientific Journal Publishers Limited (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2224/sbp.12525 |
| OpenAlex | W4388832411 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Based on social exchange theory, the aim in this paper was to provide theoretical guidance and empirical evidence on how to optimize a motivational voice mechanism for millennial employees. Data from 141 millennial employees in China offer considerable support for our hypothesized moderated mediation model. Results revealed that (a) empowering leadership is positively related to millennial employees’ voice; (b) millennial employees’ intrinsic motivation partly mediates the relationship between empowering leadership and the employees’ voice; (c) autonomous job design moderates the direct relationship between empowering leadership and millennial employees’ intrinsic motivation; and (d) autonomous job design moderates the indirect relationship between empowering leadership and employee voice behavior via the employees’ intrinsic motivation, such that the relationship is stronger when job design is highly autonomous rather than less autonomous. Our findings not only elucidate the motivating factors and intrinsic mechanisms of millennials’ voice, but also hold the means to motivate millennials in practical contexts
Employee voice · Intrinsic motivation · Mechanism (biology · Mediation · Moderated mediation · Social exchange theory · Sociology · Cultural Differences and Values · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |