The Effects of Voice and Innovative Behaviors on Career Development Activity

Thomas W.H. Ng, Frederick H K YIM

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Abstract

While previous research on employee voice and innovative behaviors has focused on their impact on organizational performance, much less is known about the benefits of engaging in voice and innovative behaviors for employees themselves. This study proposes and tests a moderated mediation model that suggests: (a) engaging in voice and innovative behaviors relates to more idiosyncratic employment deals (i-deals); (b) obtaining i-deals helps individuals obtain more human and social capital; and (c) the relationships of voice and innovative behaviors with i-deals are moderated by gender and perceived job alternatives. Data collected from working adults (N = 209) at three points in time over an eight-month period provide empirical support for the proposed main effects, mediation effects, and moderating effects. The article concludes that individuals’ engagement in voice and innovative behaviors not only benefits their employers but also their own career development opportunities.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAcademy of Management Proceedings 2015
EditorsSonia Taneja
PublisherAcademy of Management
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2015
Event75th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2015: Opening Governance - Vancouver, Canada
Duration: 7 Aug 201511 Aug 2015
https://aom.org/events/annual-meeting/past-annual-meetings/2015-opening-governance (Conference website)
https://journals.aom.org/toc/amproc/2015/1 (Conference proceedings)

Publication series

NameAcademy of Management Proceedings
Number1
Volume2015
ISSN (Print)0065-0668
ISSN (Electronic)2151-6561

Conference

Conference75th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2015
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver
Period7/08/1511/08/15
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User-Defined Keywords

  • paradox
  • tertius iungens orientation
  • top management team

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