Voice has been investigated in many ways by prior research, but the role of actor of voice was only limited to subordinates. This study tried to extend prior voice literature by scoping leader as a potential voicer in organizations. This paper integra...
Voice has been investigated in many ways by prior research, but the role of actor of voice was only limited to subordinates. This study tried to extend prior voice literature by scoping leader as a potential voicer in organizations. This paper integrates signaling theory and job demand-resource model to capture the mechanism of cognitive appraisals behavioral responses. Theoretical model posits that the interpretation of leader voice as role overload (job demand) or supervisor support (job resource) impacts on job crafting. Furthermore, this study tried to identify investigated boundary conditions-leader’s bottom-line mentality and perceived voice risk-as contextual factors. 178 leader-memeber dyads were collected from online field survey. Both voices significantly reduced role overload, while only prohibitive voice decreased perceived supervisor
support. Neither moderator showed significant interactions. Among the indirect effects, all hypotheses were supported but the indirect effect of promotive voice on job crafting via supervisor support. The limitations and contributions of this study will be discussed with the results.