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Psychological Antecedents of Promotive and Prohibitive Voice: A Two-Wave Examination

Liang · Voice & Silence · Academy of Management Journal · 2012 · Paywalled

Developed the influential promotive/prohibitive voice distinction — promotive voice advocates for improvements, prohibitive voice raises concerns about harmful practices. Showed these have different antecedents and consequences. The five-item scale is one of the most widely used individual-level PS measures.

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