Abusive Supervision and Subordinate Promotive Voice Behavior: The Moderation Effect of Employee Forgiveness Behavior

Using the data of 668 employees' questionnaires, this thesis examines the influence mechanism of abusive supervision on subordinate promotive voice behavior, especially the mediation effect of organizational justice, and the mediation effect of employee forgiveness behavior. The empirical study suggested: (1) Abusive supervision negatively affects subordinate promotive voice behavior; (2) Organizational justice mediates the relation between abusive supervision and subordinate promotive voice behavior; (3) Employee forgiveness behavior can moderate the relation between abusive supervision and subordinate promotive voice behavior. The less subordinate receives abusive supervision, the more he has promotive voice, when forgiveness behavior is higher; (4) Employee forgiveness behavior can moderate the relation between abusive supervision and organizational justice. The less subordinate receives abusive supervision, the more he perceives organizational justice, when forgiveness behavior is higher; (5) The interaction between abusive supervision and forgiveness behavior affects subordinate promotive voice behavior through the mediation effect of organizational justice.