Semester of Graduation

Spring 2025

Degree

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Psychology

Document Type

Thesis

Abstract

Employee voice behaviors help organizations identify problems, increase productivity, and enhance satisfaction. Most literature focuses on daily-level variations while neglecting potential within-day variations that may have a stronger impact on voice engagement. To investigate within-day variations, this thesis applies chronotype synchrony to explain resource depletion throughout the day, which will determine voice engagement. An experience sampling study with the day reconstruction method of 250 employees revealed that having a morning chronotype leads to a more promotive and prohibitive voice in the morning, with a decline throughout the day due to resource depletion increasing throughout the day. Further, individuals with evening chronotypes are more depleted in the morning than morning types and show a slight increase in depletion throughout the day. While both chronotypes see an increase in depletion throughout the day, evening types see a smaller decrease compared to morning types. Overall, the results support that there was within-day variation in voice behaviors that are predicted by how different chronotypes experience depletion throughout the day. These findings may inform managers on when to elicit voice behaviors how flexible work options enhance employees alignment with their work and chronotype.

Date

12-23-2024

Committee Chair

Zhang, Don

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