2022/01/30 by Amjad Younas, Daoping Wang, Basharat Javed +2
Business, Management and Accounting · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Emotional Intelligence and Performance #Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior #Work-Family Balance Challenges
paper · doi:10.1080/00224545.2022.2026283
openalex publication_date 2022/01/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/25
Although there have been studies in the past that have highlighted the important role of leadership in motivating employees to speak up, relational leadership has been scarcely investigated in this context. Therefore, the current research investigates the relationship between inclusive leadership, as a form of relational leadership, and employees' voice behavior directly and indirectly via psychological empowerment. Using the data collected from 252 employees and their respective supervisors working in cargo companies across the United Kingdom, this study finds a positive relationship between inclusive leadership and voice behavior. The results further confirm the mediating role of psychological empowerment in the relationship between inclusive leadership and voice behavior. We use causal attribution theory to support the findings and discuss implications for research and practice.