Speaking up in financial co-operatives: How values and job type shape employee commitment

Piasecki Przemysław () and Ławrynowicz Maciej ()
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Piasecki Przemysław: Department of Labour and Social Policy, Poznań University of Economics and Business, al. Niepodległości 10, 61‑875 Poznań, Poland
Ławrynowicz Maciej: Department of Labour and Social Policy, Poznań University of Economics and Business, al. Niepodległości 10, 61‑875 Poznań, Poland

Economics and Business Review, 2025, vol. 11, issue 3, 143-166

Abstract: This article examines the relationship between employee voice and affective commitment in co‑operative financial institutions. It focuses particularly on the moderating role that perceived employer orientation towards co‑operative values and principles as well as job type (front‑or back‑office) has regarding the relationship between two types of voice (challenging and supportive) and affective commitment. The analysis was performed with a dataset of 217 employees from 8 UK building societies. The results indicate a clear positive relationship between supportive employee voice and affective commitment, while the effect of challenging voice is more complex. Moreover, both employee voice types correlate with higher affective commitment for employees who view their employer as little oriented towards co‑operative values and principles, but not for those who rated their employer attached to these values. Finally, job type has little impact on the effects of employee voice, although a slightly more positive reaction from back‑office staff is noticeable.

Keywords: employee voice; affective commitment; co‑operative financial institutions; values; job type; employee participation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G20 J54 M54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.18559/ebr.2025.3.1990

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