Moral attentiveness as a boundary condition: Servant leadership and the impact of supervisor affiliation on pro-group unethical behavior |
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Authors: | Yang Ouyang Yuanmei |
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Institution: | 1. School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China;2. Rohrer College of Business, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey, USA;3. School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China |
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Abstract: | Based on social exchange theory, this research aims to develop and test a model in which supervisor affiliation mediates the impact of servant leadership on employees’ pro-group unethical behavior a highly competitive intergroup environment. Using a sample of 239 employees from 39 groups in four foreign-owned engineering enterprises, we found that supervisor affiliation mediated the positive relationship between servant leadership and employees’ pro-group unethical behavior. Our results also revealed that employees’ moral attentiveness weakened the positive impact of supervisor affiliation on pro-group unethical behavior. The current study contributes to business ethics research by advancing our understanding of antecedents of pro-group unethical behavior as well as how servant leadership leads to employees’ unethical behaviors. Implications for theory, practice, and directions for future research are discussed. |
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Keywords: | moral attentiveness pro-group unethical behavior servant leadership supervisor affiliation |
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