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Job Satisfaction or Dissatisfaction Promote Voice?——Intergenerational Differences and Moderating Effect of PIED

Yan Liang1, Ma Guimei2   

  1. 1. International Business School, Shanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710029;
    2. School of Management, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an 710048
  • Received:2016-12-20 Online:2018-11-28 Published:2018-11-22

Abstract:

Based on the existing contradictory research conclusions about the relationship between job satisfaction and voice, this study discusses the relationship between job satisfaction, promotive and prohibitive voice, and discusses the generational difference of the relationships and moderating effect of perceived investment in employee development (PIED). Based on the sample of 432 employees, the empirical results show that the relationship between job satisfaction and promotive voice is linear without generational difference; moreover, the relationship between job satisfaction and prohibitive voice is U-shaped in new generation group, and is linear in compared group; PIED positively moderates the positive relationship between job satisfaction and promotive voice and negatively moderates the U-shaped relationship between job satisfaction and prohibitive voice in new generation employees. The results of the study are discussed and potential direction for further research is proposed.

Key words: job satisfaction, promotive voice, prohibitive voice, generational difference, perceived investment in employee development(PIED)