How and when top manager authentic leadership influences team voice: A moderated mediation model

Xiaoming Zheng, Xin Liu, Hui Liao, Xin Qin and Dan Ni

Journal of Business Research, 2022, vol. 145, issue C, 144-155

Abstract: Extant research has primarily investigated the influence of middle managers on team voice. Extending this line of research, our work goes beyond the impact of middle managers by examining the role of top manager authentic leadership. Integrating social learning theory with authentic leadership theory, we argue that top manager authentic leadership indirectly affects team voice through middle manager authentic leadership. Furthermore, we investigate the moderating effect of middle manager power distance orientation on the mediation process. Results based on a two-wave, multiple-source, team-based field study support the cascading influence of top manager authentic leadership on team voice through middle manager authentic leadership. Middle manager power distance orientation enhances the relationship between top manager authentic leadership and middle manager authentic leadership, thereby strengthening the indirect effect of top manager authentic leadership on team voice through middle manager authentic leadership.

Keywords: Team voice; Top manager authentic leadership; Middle manager authentic leadership; Power distance orientation; Moderated mediation model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.02.073

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