Will my own perception be enough? A multilevel investigation of workplace ostracism on employee voice
ISSN: 1750-614X
Article publication date: 9 February 2018
Issue publication date: 22 March 2018
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to fill important gaps by using the belongingness theory and examining the effects of individual-level workplace ostracism on members’ voice behavior and the effects of group-level workplace ostracism.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors used samples of 77 groups from a high-technological company.
Findings
Individual-level workplace ostracism is detrimental to group members’ promotive and prohibitive voice behavior, and group members’ belongingness mediates such effect; and group-level workplace ostracism is negatively related to group cohesion. The influence of group members’ perception of ostracism on their voice behavior is contingent on overall level of ostracism.
Originality/value
Despite of a growing body of studies on workplace ostracism “the extent to which an individual perceives that he or she is ignored or excluded by others at workplace”, the effects of workplace ostracism on individual’s voice behavior in group settings have received scant attention.
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Acknowledgements
This paper is supported by Beijing Jiaotong University Talent Funding Project B15RC00130, Beijing Social Science Funding Project B16HZ00150, and China National Science Funding Project 71532003. The authors equally contribute. Haihua (Jason) Wang is also a PHD candidate at Beijing Transportation University.
Citation
Wu, W., Wang, H.(J). and Lu, L. (2018), "Will my own perception be enough? A multilevel investigation of workplace ostracism on employee voice", Chinese Management Studies, Vol. 12 No. 1, pp. 202-221. https://doi.org/10.1108/CMS-04-2017-0109
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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