| How family support influences work cynicism and employee silence – the moderating role of gender |
Received:October 13, 2017 Revised:October 15, 2017 |
Key Words: family support, employee silence, work cynicism, gender difference, moderated mediation |
| Author Name | Affiliation | | Shan Xu | Postdoctoral Research Station, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics | | Long Zhang* | School of Business Administration, Hunan University |
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Abstract: |
| In the organizational silence research, the antecedents and mechanisms of employee silence outside the employees’ work context have attracted growing interest. This study considers how family support influences employee silence and its boundary effects. By drawing on spillover theory, we propose and examine a moderated mediation model that explores the mediating role of work cynicism and the moderating role of gender. Using a multigroup analysis, a three-wave sampling design of 332 hotel employees and their supervisors supported our model, which suggests that family support impacts employee silence by decreasing work cynicism, and both this mediation effect and the relationship between work cynicism and employee silence are moderated by gender. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings and suggestions for future research are discussed. |
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