Why feedback seekers behave proactively? The mediating role of interactional justice

Prior research indicates that employees who seek feedback usually have better work performance. But why do feedback seekers behave proactively after receiving feedback information from their supervisors? This question motivates the current research. The purpose of this paper is to explore an imp...

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Main Authors: Teng, Huei-Chun, Lin, Cheng-Chen, Peng, Tai-Kuang, Chen, Pei-Fan
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16891/
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author Teng, Huei-Chun
Lin, Cheng-Chen
Peng, Tai-Kuang
Chen, Pei-Fan
author_facet Teng, Huei-Chun
Lin, Cheng-Chen
Peng, Tai-Kuang
Chen, Pei-Fan
author_sort Teng, Huei-Chun
building UKM Institutional Repository
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description Prior research indicates that employees who seek feedback usually have better work performance. But why do feedback seekers behave proactively after receiving feedback information from their supervisors? This question motivates the current research. The purpose of this paper is to explore an important mediator, namely interactional justice, which explains why feedback seekers are motivated to perform proactively. We adopt equity theory to examine whether interactional justice mediates the relationship between feedback seeking behavior and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and voice behavior. To test our hypotheses, we conduct two-time-period panel study design and collected data using questionnaires in a Taiwanese electronic goods company. In a sample of 220 employees, the results show that interactional justice is a missing link between feedback seeking behavior and OCB and voice behavior. This study advances the knowledge of creating an environment that allows people to seek feedback freely. Moreover, employers can evaluate employees’ perception of interactional justice regularly via performance appraisal or survey.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:168912021-06-26T16:00:37Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16891/ Why feedback seekers behave proactively? The mediating role of interactional justice Teng, Huei-Chun Lin, Cheng-Chen Peng, Tai-Kuang Chen, Pei-Fan Prior research indicates that employees who seek feedback usually have better work performance. But why do feedback seekers behave proactively after receiving feedback information from their supervisors? This question motivates the current research. The purpose of this paper is to explore an important mediator, namely interactional justice, which explains why feedback seekers are motivated to perform proactively. We adopt equity theory to examine whether interactional justice mediates the relationship between feedback seeking behavior and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and voice behavior. To test our hypotheses, we conduct two-time-period panel study design and collected data using questionnaires in a Taiwanese electronic goods company. In a sample of 220 employees, the results show that interactional justice is a missing link between feedback seeking behavior and OCB and voice behavior. This study advances the knowledge of creating an environment that allows people to seek feedback freely. Moreover, employers can evaluate employees’ perception of interactional justice regularly via performance appraisal or survey. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16891/1/35897-145627-1-PB.pdf Teng, Huei-Chun and Lin, Cheng-Chen and Peng, Tai-Kuang and Chen, Pei-Fan (2020) Why feedback seekers behave proactively? The mediating role of interactional justice. Jurnal Pengurusan, 60 . pp. 1-12. ISSN 0127-2713 https://ejournals.ukm.my/pengurusan/issue/view/1366
spellingShingle Teng, Huei-Chun
Lin, Cheng-Chen
Peng, Tai-Kuang
Chen, Pei-Fan
Why feedback seekers behave proactively? The mediating role of interactional justice
title Why feedback seekers behave proactively? The mediating role of interactional justice
title_full Why feedback seekers behave proactively? The mediating role of interactional justice
title_fullStr Why feedback seekers behave proactively? The mediating role of interactional justice
title_full_unstemmed Why feedback seekers behave proactively? The mediating role of interactional justice
title_short Why feedback seekers behave proactively? The mediating role of interactional justice
title_sort why feedback seekers behave proactively? the mediating role of interactional justice
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16891/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16891/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16891/1/35897-145627-1-PB.pdf