Cited by 800Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorLabor Movements and UnionsManagement and Organizational Studies

The Risks and Rewards of Speaking Up: Managerial Responses to Employee Voice

Burris, Ethan R.·2012·Academy of Management Journal

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This article examines whether managerial responses to employees speaking up depend on the type of voice exhibited—that is, whether employees speak up in challenging or supportive ways. In one field study and two experimental studies, I found that managers view employees who engage in more challenging forms of voice as worse performers and endorse their ideas less than those who engage in supportive forms of voice. Further, perceptions of loyalty and threat mediated these relationships, but in different ways. I discuss implications for research on voice, proactivity, and social persuasion.

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Authors
Burris, E. R.
Affiliations
The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Corresponding author
Burris, Ethan R.
Venue
Academy of Management Journal
Published
2012-08
Volume
55
Issue
4
Pages
851-875
ISSN
  • 0001-4273 (ISSN-L)
  • 1948-0989
OpenAlex
W2039335540
Cited by
800
References
84
Citations by year
2026: 74 · 2025: 72 · 2024: 77 · 2023: 85 · 2022: 88 · 2021: 81 · 2020: 55 · 2019: 64 · 2018: 51 · 2017: 37 · 2016: 42 · 2015: 26 · 2014: 26 · 2013: 17 · 2012: 5
FWCI
48.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Academy of Management Journal (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Public Administration › Labor Movements and Unions
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Management and Organizational Studies
Keywords
employee voice, managerial responses, organizational loyalty, threat perception, proactive behavior, social persuasion

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