Perceived supervisor support and voice behavior: the moderating effect of generation and supervisor’s affective commitment
摘要
This study uses conservation of resources theory to examine the nonlinear relationship between perceived supervisor support and promotive/ prohibitive voice. Additionally, the moderating effects of generation and supervisor’s affective commitment on the relationship between perceived supervisor support and voice are studied. Results indicate that: (1) relationships between perceived supervisor support and promotive/prohibitive voice are U-shaped in new generation employees; (2) a positive linear relationship exists between perceived supervisor support and promotive/prohibitive voice for non-new generation employees; (3) the new generation employee supervisor’s affective commitment positively moderates the U-shaped relationship between perceived supervisor support and both kinds of voice and; (4) the supervisor’s affective commitment positively moderates the relationship between perceived supervisor support and prohibitive voice for non-new generation employees. This paper concludes with practical implications and research limitations.