Science Research Management ›› 2018, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (12): 171-178.

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Impact mechanism of employee voice behavior on team creativity

Deng Jinzhao 1,2, Yu Mengqin2, Ding Xuping3   

  1. 1. School of Business Administration, Hubei University of Economics, Wuhan 430205, Hubei, China;
    2. School of Management, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, Hubei, China;
    3. Zhejiang Branch, PICC Auto Insurance Sales and Service Company Limited, Hangzhou 310005, Zhejiang,China
  • Received:2015-07-20 Revised:2017-08-21 Online:2018-12-20 Published:2018-12-21

Abstract: This study collected data from provinces of Hubei, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong and Zhejiang and got a sample of 93 work teams comprising 614 employees from enterprises and research institutions to explore how employee voice impact on team creativity using multi-regression method. The results showed that voice behavior had a significant positive influence on team creativity. Voice behavior’s positive effect on team creativity was not only partially mediated by specialization and credibility dimensions of transactive memory system, but also fully mediated by team knowledge sharing. In addition, team learning behavior was found to have significant moderation effect on the relationship between voice behavior and team creativity.

Key words: team creativity, employee voice behavior, transactive memory system, knowledge sharing, team learning behavior