Self-sacrificial leadership and employees' unethical pro-organizational behavior: Roles of identification with leaders and collectivism
| Autor: | Jianchun Yang, Lu Lu, Nan Yao, Chaochao Liang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Social Psychology
05 social sciences Collectivism 050109 social psychology Organizational behavior 0502 economics and business Leadership style Positive relationship 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Identification (psychology) Psychology Social identity theory Social psychology Practical implications 050203 business & management |
| Zdroj: | Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal. 48:1-12 |
| ISSN: | 0301-2212 |
| Popis: | Employee behavior that is unethical but that may potentially benefit the organization is termed unethical pro-organizational behavior. Based on social identity theory, we examined the influence of a self-sacrificial leadership style on employees' unethical pro-organizational behavior, as well as the mediating effect of identification with leader and the moderating role of collectivism. Participants were 336 Chinese employees in different industries including telecommunications, manufacturing, and catering. Results show that self-sacrificial leadership was positively related to the employees' unethical proorganizational behavior, and the positive influence was mediated by identification with leader. Additionally, collectivism moderated the relationship between self-sacrificial leadership and the employees' unethical pro-organizational behavior, such that the positive relationship between self-sacrificial leadership and unethical proorganizational behavior was stronger when collectivism was higher. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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