title: Servant leadership and employee voice behavior: a cross-level investigation in China.
abstract: This study tested the influence and mechanisms of servant leadership on voice behavior, including the mediating role of psychological safety, and the moderating role of supervisor-subordinate Guanxi. Data were collected from 430 civil servants and their immediate supervisors in Changsha, China. Cross-Level investigation revealed that servant leadership had a significant influence on voice behavior, psychological safety mediated the relationship between servant leadership and voice behavior, while supervisor-subordinate Guanxi negatively moderated the relationship between servant leadership and voice behavior.
authors.affiliation: Business School of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China.
authors.forename: Aimin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: Business School of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China.
authors.forename: Yigui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiao
keywords: Civil servant; Psychological safety; Servant leadership; Supervisor-subordinate Guanxi; Voice behavior