TY - JOUR
T1 - Employees' reactions to psychological contract breach
T2 - A moderated mediation analysis
AU - Wang, Yau De
AU - Hsieh, Hui Hsien
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank the editor Professor Mark Lee Savickas and two anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments on earlier versions of this manuscript. The first author’s contribution was supported by a grant from the National Science Council in Taiwan ( NSC 100-2410-H-009-003 ).
PY - 2014/8
Y1 - 2014/8
N2 - This study examined the mediating role of acquiescent silence in the relationship between psychological contract breach and employee job satisfaction, as well as the moderating roles of perceived ethical climate on that relationship and on the mediation effect of acquiescent silence. Survey data were collected from a sample of 273 full-time employees from nine high-tech firms in Taiwan. The results showed that acquiescent silence partially mediated the relationship between psychological contract breach and job satisfaction. Moreover, the results from the moderation analysis showed that perceived ethical climate moderated the influence of psychological contract breach on acquiescent silence and the results from the moderated mediation analysis revealed that this mediation of acquiescent silence was moderated by perceived ethical climate such that at the lower level of perceived ethical climate, the mediation effect of acquiescent silence became stronger. Implications for managerial practices and suggestions for future research were discussed.
AB - This study examined the mediating role of acquiescent silence in the relationship between psychological contract breach and employee job satisfaction, as well as the moderating roles of perceived ethical climate on that relationship and on the mediation effect of acquiescent silence. Survey data were collected from a sample of 273 full-time employees from nine high-tech firms in Taiwan. The results showed that acquiescent silence partially mediated the relationship between psychological contract breach and job satisfaction. Moreover, the results from the moderation analysis showed that perceived ethical climate moderated the influence of psychological contract breach on acquiescent silence and the results from the moderated mediation analysis revealed that this mediation of acquiescent silence was moderated by perceived ethical climate such that at the lower level of perceived ethical climate, the mediation effect of acquiescent silence became stronger. Implications for managerial practices and suggestions for future research were discussed.
KW - Acquiescent silence
KW - Job satisfaction
KW - Perceived ethical climate
KW - Psychological contract breach
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jvb.2014.04.003
DO - 10.1016/j.jvb.2014.04.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84903729985
SN - 0001-8791
VL - 85
SP - 57
EP - 66
JO - Journal of Vocational Behavior
JF - Journal of Vocational Behavior
IS - 1
ER -