Title:
Is Thinking the Big Picture a Leader's Favorite in Psychologically Safe Conditions During Covid-19?

Authors:
Hung-Chun Lin, Taiwan

Abstract:

In the turbulent environment during the pandemic crisis, employees' voice is imperative for the survival of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This study suggests that employees' perceptions of psychological safety change their voice patterns. All three leadership styles were negatively correlated with employees' acquiescence voice. Psychological safety was negatively correlated with employees' acquiescence voice. The three leadership styles were fully mediated by psychological safety for their employees' acquiescence voice. From this model, we found that the order of indirect influence strength from strong to weak is supportive leadership, moderate leadership, and inclusive leadership. We carried out a sample of 600 employees from 42 manufacturing SMEs in Taiwan. Using the ordinary least squares regression to analyze our hypotheses. The results support our predictions and advance the current understanding of employees' voice in changing workplaces. Therefore, the contribution of this research literature lies in the areas of innovation management and human resource management.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.51505/ijebmr.2022.6606