Business Administration 3300K Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Psychological Safety, Transformational Leadership

• School: Western University
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: Business Administration 3300K
• Professor: Alexander Miller

Document Summary

Moo session 7: leadership behaviour & employee voice detert & Voice: discretionary provision of information intended to improve organisational functioning to someone with the perceived authority to act; critical to organisational well-being: voice is rather insufficiently provided by employees important to understand why. Hypothesis 1: leaders" perceived display of openness is positively related subordinates" improvement-oriented voice. Managerial openness: refers to subordinates" perceptions that boss listens and takes time to address the matter raised; significant in maintaining initial motivation to speak up: may decrease salience of power differential between leader and employee. Hypothesis 2: leaders" perceived transformational behaviours are positively related to subordinates" improvement oriented voice. Hypothesis 3: perceived psychological safety mediates the relationships between change-oriented leader behaviours & subordinates" improvement-oriented voice. Psychological safety: belief that engaging in risky behaviours like voice will not lead to personal harm. When managers demonstrate personal interest and take action psychological safety is enhanced.