Job satisfaction as a mediator in the relationship between performance appraisal and voice behavior

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2014.42.8.1315
Keywords:
performance appraisal, developmental appraisal, evaluative appraisal, voice behavior, prohibitive voice, job satisfaction
Abstract

We explored the mediating effect of job satisfaction in the relationship between employees’ performance appraisal and their voice behavior. A questionnaire was administered to 864 employees at enterprises representing high-tech industrial clusters from 5 cities in China. Developmental performance appraisal was found to have a more positive influence on employees’ voice behavior than evaluative performance appraisal did. Compared with prohibitive voice behavior, both developmental and evaluative types of performance appraisal had a more positive impact on promotive voice behavior, and job satisfaction was found to play a mediating role in the relationship between these variables.

Author Biographies
  1. Xu Zhang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

    School of Management

  2. Bei Hu, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
    School of Management
  3. Min Qiu, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
    School of Management
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Published
2014-08-02
Issue
Vol. 42 No. 8 (2014)
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