I will speak up if I feel energetic: Effects of supervisor humor on employee voice

Frontiers in Psychology

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Daiheng Li¹  Pan Liu²  Shuang Li⁴  Jieya He⁵ 

[1] Business School, Beijing Wuzi University;Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology;Beijing Academy of Safety Engineering and Technology;Northeastern University;Weifang Bureau of Commerce

关键词: Supervisor humor;    Ego Depletion;    Emotional Intelligence;    Promotive voice;    Prohibitive voice;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2022.956499

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Extant literature on supervisor humor predominantly documents its beneficial effects on the organization, but its dark side receives little attention. Drawing on ego depletion theory, we proposed a conceptual model to examine the effects of two interpersonal types of supervisor humor (i.e., affiliative humor and aggressive humor) on employee voice. An empirical study with a sample covering 257 employees in China indicated that supervisor aggressive humor was negatively related to voice behaviors via depleting employees’ resource. In contrast, supervisor affiliative humor was positively related to voice behaviors owing to less depletion of employees. Contrary to prediction, emotional intelligence enhanced the positive effect of supervisor aggressive humor on employees’ depletion. Important theoretical and practical implications were discussed.

【 授权许可】

CC BY