Randomized trial examines voice behavior in medium and large manufacturing enterprises, revealing critical mediation by knowledge hiding.
Key Points
This study aims to investigate how organizational politics influences voice behavior in manufacturing enterprises and the roles of knowledge hiding and organizational commitment.
Analyzed data from 398 employees in medium- and large-sized manufacturing enterprises in China, using structural equation modeling (SEM).
Developed a conceptual model based on social exchange theory and social cognitive theory.
Utilized AMOS software for data analysis.
Organizational politics directly impacts prohibitive voice behavior but not promotive voice behavior.
Knowledge hiding fully mediates the relationship between organizational politics and promotive voice; partially for prohibitive voice.
Organizational commitment significantly moderates the relationship between politics, knowledge hiding, and voice behaviors.