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Defensive Voice

Defensive Voice is a type of employee voice behavior in which individuals express concerns or suggestions primarily to protect themselves from perceived threats, blame, or organizational risks, distinguished from constructive or promotive voice by its self-protective motivation and reactive orientation.

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4.1K

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55

Authors

41

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Conceptualizing Employee Silence and Employee Voice as Multidimensional Constructs*

Linn Van Dyne, Soon Ang, Isabel C. Botero · Journal of Management Studies · 2003 · 2K citations

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I warn you because I like you: Voice behavior, employee identifications, and transformational leadership

Wu Liu, Renhong Zhu, Yongkang Yang · The Leadership Quarterly · 2009 · 547 citations

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Speaking more broadly: An examination of the nature, antecedents, and consequences of an expanded set of employee voice behaviors.

Timothy D. Maynes, Philip M. Podsakoff · Journal of Applied Psychology · 2013 · 539 citations

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Managing to Stay in the Dark: Managerial Self-Efficacy, Ego Defensiveness, and the Aversion to Employee Voice

Nathanael J. Fast, Ethan R. Burris, Caroline A. Bartel · Academy of Management Journal · 2013 · 430 citations

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Keeping it between us: Managerial endorsement of public versus private voice.

Sofya Isaakyan, Elad Netanel Sherf, Subrahmaniam Tangirala et al. · Journal of Applied Psychology · 2020 · 90 citations · Full text

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Authors

55

  1. FQ
    Fang-Shu Qi

    Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

    1 publications · 24 citations

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  2. LB
    Lin Bian

    Cornell University, United States

    1 publications · 45 citations

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  3. NJ
    Nathanael J. Fast

    University of Southern California, United States

    1 publications · 430 citations

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  4. GL
    Grace Leung Lee

    University of Akron, United States

    1 publications · 45 citations

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  5. TR
    T. Ramayah

    Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

    1 publications · 24 citations

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Institutions

41

  1. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    4K citations

  2. Universiti Sains Malaysia

    George Town, Malaysia

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    92 citations

  3. Sun Yat-sen University

    Guangzhou, China

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    569 citations

  4. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    860 citations

  5. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    547 citations

  6. University of Winnipeg

    Winnipeg, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    87 citations

  7. North Dakota State University

    Fargo, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  8. National University of Malaysia

    Bangi, Malaysia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Applied Psychology

    2 publications · 629 citations

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  2. Journal of Vocational Behavior

    1 publications · 22 citations

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  4. Journal of Business Ethics

    1 publications · 63 citations

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  5. Asia Pacific Journal of Management

    PJM · 1 publications · 13 citations

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