A correlational design was used to collect and analyze survey data. Data were
collected from a cross-sectional sample of 403 Korean employees of for-profit
organizations in South Korea. Hypotheses were tested by utilizing multiple moderated
regression analyses and structural equation modeling. A series of confirmatory factor
analyses were conducted to test the construct validity of the measurements. The findings
of this study indicated that empowering leadership and organizational learning capability
positively predicted voice behavior, and power distance orientation negatively predicted
voice behavior. Also, both power distance orientation and organizational learning
capability moderated the relationship between empowering leadership and voice behavior.
Furthermore, psychological empowerment partially mediated the influence of
empowering leadership on voice behavior, whereas it fully mediated the influence of organizational learning capability on voice behavior. This study sought to contribute to
the body of knowledge on empowering leadership, power distance, organizational
learning, and employee voice behavior by uniquely integrating four developed streams of
research that have not been connected previously. The findings of this study can provide
the conceptual basis for interventions that are designed to promote voice behavior in
organizations. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed, along with limitations
of the study and directions for future research