Abstract
This study examined how dissent expression related to employees' self reports of work engagement and intention to leave. A sample of full-time employees completed a multi-instrument questionnaire. Findings indicated that dissent expression related to both employees' work engagement and their intention to leave. In particular, dissent expressed to management and coworkers associated with work engagement, whereas dissent expressed to nonmanagement audiences associated with intention to leave. Additional analysis revealed that for managers, work engagement was primarily a function of refraining from expressing dissent.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 237-253 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Journal of Business Communication |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2012 |
Keywords
- employee voice
- intent to leave
- organizational dissent
- work engagement
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)