Civil servants’ inter-departmental social ties as an impetus for voicing ideas for improvement

This article examines whether, why and how inter-departmental networking behaviour enhances employees’ voice behaviour. Current literature suggests that willingness to ideas for improvement is contingent on managers creating an empowering safe environment, yet external can also play a role by broadening horizons, alerting them overlooked problems providing with access alternative policy solutions strategic information regarding the position of other departments. Using mixed-method survey focus groups, we show association, unpack underlying mechanisms, between intensity public-sector colleagues in departments their inclination engage