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http://dx.doi.org/10.20522/APJBR.2021.6.1.1

The Influences of Trust in Leader on the Employees' Voice Behavior: The Mediating Role of Psychological Safety  

Du, Jiaxing (Department of Business Administration, Honam University)
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Asia Pacific Journal of Business Review / v.6, no.1, 2021 , pp. 1-19 More about this Journal
Abstract
This research is based on the relevant research literature on the voice behavior, this study examines the influence of trust in leader on voice behavior. And this study examines the role of psychological safety as a mediating between trust in leader and voice behavior. This study uses SPSS for data analysis. The results of the study are as follows: This study explains the impact of trust in leader on psychological safety, and explains the impact of trust in leader on organization members' voice behavior, as well as the impact of psychological safety on organization members' voice behavior. And this study also explains the influence of psychological safety as an intermediary effect on trust in leader and voice behavior. Overall, the higher the level of organization members' trust in leader, the more they will increase the level of psychological safety of the organization members, which will prompt the organization members to make more voice behavior.
Keywords
Trust in leader; Voice behavior; Psychological safety;
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