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  • How difficulties in upward voice lead to lateral voice: a case study of a Chinese hospital

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    Mowbray_1149123-Accepted.pdf (309.4Kb)
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    Author(s)
    Jing, Fenwick Feng
    Wilkinson, Adrian
    Mowbray, Paula K
    Khan, Maria
    Zhang, Huanpeng
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Mowbray, Paula K.
    Wilkinson, Adrian J.
    Year published
    2022
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    Abstract
    Purpose: The aim of this study is to explore and unpack the notion of lateral voice within the context of a Chinese hospital. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative design was used, involving interviews of 24 medical personnel from a public hospital in mainland China. This included two focus groups (eight participants each) of physicians and nurses, and eight individual interviews with managers, including a chief nurse and directors of the medical centre. Findings: The findings reveal that in top-down contexts with a respect for hierarchy, direct and vertical voice is discouraged but lateral voice fills this gap and can ...
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    Purpose: The aim of this study is to explore and unpack the notion of lateral voice within the context of a Chinese hospital. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative design was used, involving interviews of 24 medical personnel from a public hospital in mainland China. This included two focus groups (eight participants each) of physicians and nurses, and eight individual interviews with managers, including a chief nurse and directors of the medical centre. Findings: The findings reveal that in top-down contexts with a respect for hierarchy, direct and vertical voice is discouraged but lateral voice fills this gap and can lead in some circumstances to a pathway to collective vertical voice. Interestingly, the study finds that fear of damaging relationships with peers may also discourage lateral voice in some cases, leading to silence altogether. Contradictory lateral voice outcomes arising from employees working within this context are discussed. Originality/value: The study makes an original contribution to voice literature through exploring an understudied voice target, that is, voicing to peers. In doing so, the study demonstrates the importance of lateral voice as an important component of voice behaviour.
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    Journal Title
    Personnel Review
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-02-2021-0075
    Copyright Statement
    © 2022 Emerald. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
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    This publication has been entered in Griffith Research Online as an advanced online version.
    Subject
    Policy and administration
    Psychology
    Social Sciences
    Industrial Relations & Labor
    Psychology, Applied
    Management
    Business & Economics
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/413990
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