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Linking Workers' Supportive Voice and Task Performance through Workers' Perception of Decent Work and Distributive Justice Climate: A Multilevel Research on the RMG Industry in Bangladesh

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  • Habiba Rahman
  • Min Li
  • Yen Nguyenthi
  • Xiaoli Hu

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Prior scholarly works suggest that workers' promotive behavior and positive perception of decent work enhance performance, and employers prefer and are fair to workers with supportive voice behavior. Nonetheless, Bangladeshi workers tend to display destructive voice behavior, leaving the possibility of exploring the influence of their supportive voice. This study examined the influence of workers' supportive voice on their task performance through the mediation of their perception of decent work and the moderation of distributive justice climate. Data had been collected from 396 working adults in the RMG industry in Bangladesh and analyzed using multilevel path analysis. Based on the social exchange theory, the equity theory, and psychology of working theory, the findings showed a positive relationship between workers' supportive voice and task performance with positive mediation of workers' perception of decent work. Distributive justice climate positively moderates the relationship between workers' supportive voice and workers' perception of decent work but does not significantly moderate the relationship between workers' perception of decent work and workers' task performance. The findings suggest that employers should confirm a fair and just workplace to amplify workers' supportive behavior, decent work perception, and performance.

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  • Habiba Rahman & Min Li & Yen Nguyenthi & Xiaoli Hu, 2025. "Linking Workers' Supportive Voice and Task Performance through Workers' Perception of Decent Work and Distributive Justice Climate: A Multilevel Research on the RMG Industry in Bangladesh," International Business Research, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 18(2), pages 1-1, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:ibrjnl:v:18:y:2025:i:2:p:1
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