Does Benevolent Leadership Promote Follower Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior? A Social Identity Perspective

This study uses the social identity perspective to explore the influence of benevolent leadership on followers’ unethical pro-organizational behavior (UPB). We also investigate the mediating role of supervisor identification and the moderating role of moral identity in the relationship between benevolent leadership and the followers’ UPB. We used a questionnaire survey to collect followers’ data in China at two points in time, resulting in 257 usable followers’ responses to test our hypotheses. The results show that benevolent leadership can predict follower UPB through supervisor identification. Moreover, moral identity moderates the relationship between benevolent leadership and follower UPB, as well as that between supervisor identification and follower UPB. Finally, moderated-mediation analysis revealed moral identity moderated the benevolent leadership indirect effect on the follower UPB via supervisor identification. Managers can use the insights in this study to monitor the influence of benevolence on UPB.

Prostitution: a new dynamic of discrimination

Gender in Management An International Journal ◽

10.1108/gm-07-2020-0205 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Raheel Yasin ◽

Sarah I. Obsequio Namoco

Keyword(s):

Social Identity ◽

Gender Identity ◽

Organizational Behavior ◽

Social Identity Theory ◽

Identity Theory ◽

Content Type ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Social ◽

Transgender Discrimination ◽

Purpose There is scarcity in the literature, both empirically and theoretically, regarding the relationship between transgender discrimination and prostitution. This study aims to offer a new framework for conceptualizing workplace discrimination and prostitution by examining the mediating role of poverty in the relationship between discrimination and prostitution. Design/methodology/approach The conceptual framework of this study is based on the social identity theory and the theory of prostitution. Findings Transgender is a neglected group in society, and more often, they are the ones who are unable to find jobs and when employed, find it challenging to sustain their employment because of their gender identity. This leads them to be discriminated at their workplaces. Subsequently, they are forced to leave their workplace and settle to work as prostitutes for their economic survival. Research limitations/implications Further research should empirically test the design model. Practical implications Managers play an essential role in eliminating discrimination in the organization. Managers need to take measures in crafting gender-free and anti-discrimination policies. They take steps to design recruitment policies in which there is no need to disclose applicant identity. Social implications Discrimination, on the basis of gender identity, promotes a culture of hate, intolerance and economic inequality in society. Prostitution has devastating effects on society. Originality/value In the field of organizational behavior, discrimination as a factor of prostitution was not explored. This study provides a significant contribution to the transgender and discrimination literature along with the prostitution theory and the social identity theory by proposing a model that highlights discrimination as one of the factors that compel the transgender community to be involved in prostitution.

How does ethical leadership influence employees' whistleblowing intention? Evidence from China

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.2016.44.8.1255 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 44 (8) ◽

pp. 1255-1266 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Peng Wen ◽

Cheng Chen

Keyword(s):

Ethical Leadership ◽

Moral Identity ◽

Power Distance ◽

Power Distance Orientation ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Leadership Influence ◽

The Relationship ◽

Moderating Role ◽

Whistleblowing Intention

We investigated the relationship between ethical leadership and employees' whistleblowing intention, along with the mediating role of moral identity and the moderating role of power distance orientation. We conducted a 2-wave survey with 172 participant managers in China. Results indicated that ethical leadership was positively related to employees' whistleblowing intention and this relationship was mediated by moral identity. Moreover, employee power distance orientation positively moderated the relationship between ethical leadership and moral identity, such that the relationship was stronger for high power distance orientation employees than for those with a low power distance orientation. Theoretical contributions and practical implications are discussed.

Organizational virtuousness and spontaneity: a social identity view

Personnel Review ◽

10.1108/pr-09-2014-0192 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 45 (6) ◽

pp. 1302-1322 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Irene Tsachouridi ◽

Irene Nikandrou

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Social Identity ◽

Field Study ◽

Indirect Effect ◽

Organizational Identification ◽

Content Type ◽

Identity Processes ◽

The Social ◽

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the direct and indirect effect of perceived organizational virtuousness (POV) on organizational spontaneity. The assumed indirect effect is investigated through the social identity perspective. As such, organizational identification, pride and respect are examined as mediators of the POV-spontaneity relationship. Design/methodology/approach To test the hypotheses the authors conducted two studies. First, the authors conducted an experimental study with 136 participants in which the authors investigated the role of organizational identification as mediator of the examined relationship. Second, the authors conducted a field study in which 572 employees working in various organizations participated. In this study, pride and respect were incorporated as first-step mediators explaining serially (indirectly) the relationship between the independent and the dependent variable through organizational identification. Findings The findings of the experimental study indicate that organizational identification mediates the positive relationship between POV and organizational spontaneity. The results of the field study indicate that pride and respect serially mediate the examined relationship through organizational identification. Practical implications The study accumulates further evidence that treating employees with care and respect can bring benefits to organizations. Perceiving organizational virtuousness makes employees identify with their organization and view organizational successes as their own. Thus, they become more willing to benefit the organization. Originality/value This study is unique to the literature by being the first to examine the relationship between POV and organizational spontaneity through social identity processes.

Mediasi Kepuasan Kerja dan Stres Kerja pada Hubungan antara Program Jamsostek dan Kinerja Karyawan Studi Kasus pada Perusahaan Swasta di DIY dan Solo

Jurnal Maksipreneur Manajemen Koperasi dan Entrepreneurship ◽

10.30588/jmp.v3i1.89 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 75

Author(s):

Eny Sulistyowati ◽

Totok Danangdjojo

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Social Security ◽

Job Stress ◽

Work Stress ◽

Program Performance ◽

Social Security Program ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Social ◽

This study aims to explain the influence of the Social Security program on performance and job satisfaction and job stress as a mediating variable. In addition, this study also describes the effect of job satisfaction on the performance and the effect of work stress on performance. The relationship of each variable in this research is to be measured by conducting a survey on 145 employees of private companies that included in Social Security program on DIY and Solo. Then the path analisys used to test the effect of social security program performance in mediation by job satisfaction, performance and job stress, job satisfaction, and examines the effect on the performance and the effect of work stress on performance. The results showed that the social security program significant positively affects job satisfaction and performance. Job satisfaction was also positively and significantly affect performance. Even though mediating role of job satisfaction in the relationship between social security program performance partial. Because merely direct relationship between social security program with greater performance than the mediating role of job satisfaction. Social Security program did not significantly affect the stress of work, as well as job stress did not significantly affect performance. Therefore, the mediating role of work stress on the relationship between social security program with the performance did not occur. Individual differences and work experience may be a factor that causes no significant relationship between the two variables.

The relationship between emotion understanding and social skills in preschoolers: The mediating role of verbal ability and the moderating role of working memory

European Journal of Developmental Psychology ◽

10.1080/17405629.2020.1854217 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-17

Author(s):

Yulong Tang ◽

Paul L. Harris ◽

Hong Zou ◽

Juan Wang ◽

Zhinuo Zhang

Keyword(s):

Working Memory ◽

Social Skills ◽

Verbal Ability ◽

Emotion Understanding ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Relationship ◽

THE MEDIATING ROLE OF PERSONAL INITIATIVE IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHERS' WORK AUTONOMY AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING

ATLAS JOURNAL ◽

10.31568/atlas.734 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (43) ◽

pp. 2094-2111

Author(s):

Kenan ORÇANLI ◽

Mustafa BEKMEZCİ

Keyword(s):

Organizational Behavior ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Well Being ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Job Autonomy ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Personal Initiative ◽

Work Autonomy ◽

The aim of the study is to examine the mediating role of personal initiative in the relationship between job autonomy and subjective well-being in the Turkish education system. In this context, the research was carried out on a sample created by the convenience sampling method on the teachers working in the 2019-2020 Education and Training Period at the primary and secondary education levels within the borders of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality. The data of the research are collected by using three scala, job autonomy scale, subjective well-being scale and personal initiative scale. Relational scanning model was used to determine the direction and level of change between the variables subject to the research, and partial least squares-structural equation model was used for the structural analysis of the established model. SmartPLS package program and R programming language were used in the study. In the analyses, the assumptions that need to be provided about the data were checked first, and then the established model was tested. As a result of the analysis; It has been determined that there is a significant and same-sided relationship between job autonomy, subjective well-being and personal initiative variables, and personal initiative plays a full mediator role in the relationship between work autonomy and subjective well-being. It is considered that the study will contribute to the organizational behavior literature and that the results obtained from the research can form the basis for future studies. Key words: Job Autonomy, Subjective Well-Being, Personal Initiative

Mediating Effect of WhatsApp Addiction Between Social Loneliness and Preference for Online Social Interaction: A Cross-cultural Study

Global Business Review ◽

10.1177/09721509211055603 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 097215092110556

Author(s):

Komal Nagar ◽

Gurmeet Singh ◽

Rabinder Singh

Keyword(s):

Social Interaction ◽

Underlying Mechanism ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Cross Cultural Study ◽

Online Social Interaction ◽

The Relationship ◽

Moderating Role ◽

Social Loneliness

The present study aims to explore the relationship between social loneliness and online interaction through WhatsApp addiction among a sample of Indian and Fijian respondents. Based on the responses of 202 Indian and 73 Fijian respondents, the present research study validated the mediating role of WhatsApp addiction, revealing that social loneliness increased the possibility of preferring to interact online through increased WhatsApp addiction. The empirical results showed that the underlying mechanism of social loneliness might indirectly influence consumers’ preference for online social interaction (POSI). The study further assessed the moderating role of culture in the association between social loneliness and POSI. Findings of the moderated mediation analysis demonstrated that, the association between loneliness and preference to socialize online differed, based on the identified cultural differences between Indian and Fijian groups.

A Cross-Level Theoretical and Empirical Model of Positive Emotions, Leader Identification, and Leader–Member Exchange

Journal of Personnel Psychology ◽

10.1027/1866-5888/a000277 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

pp. 124-135

Author(s):

Chongrui Liu ◽

Cong Wang ◽

Yan Liu ◽

Xuran Liu ◽

Yuan Ni

Keyword(s):

Positive Emotions ◽

Leader Member Exchange ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Member Exchange ◽

Leadership Context ◽

Broaden And Build Theory ◽

Mediating Factor ◽

The Relationship ◽

Abstract. Although leader–member exchange (LMX) has been widely studied, knowledge about how followers influence the LMX process remains unknown. By integrating the broaden-and-build theory (BBT) with the emotion as social information (EASI) theory, we develop a follower-centric multilevel model to investigate how followers' positive emotions have an impact on LMX via the mediating role of leader identification and the moderating role of leaders' positive emotions. We conducted a survey with 319 Chinese employees from 67 teams. The results indicated that leader identification served as a mediating factor in the relationship between followers' positive emotions and LMX. The work unit leaders' positive emotions strengthened the relationship between leader identification and LMX and moderated the mediated relationship among followers' positive emotions, leader identification, and LMX. Altogether, our findings inform new knowledge in terms of how followers may influence the development of LMX. We also help to extend the BBT and the EASI theory to the leadership context.

Van rechtvaardigheid naar uitputting en bevlogenheid

Gedrag & Organisatie ◽

10.5117/2012.025.002.138 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Peter Verboon ◽

Klaas Schakel ◽

Karen van Dam

Keyword(s):

Organizational Justice ◽

Affective Commitment ◽

Positive Behavior ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Two Samples ◽

Group Engagement ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship ◽

From justice to exhaustion and engagement. The role of affective commitment to the organization From justice to exhaustion and engagement. The role of affective commitment to the organization In two studies the relationship between perceived organizational justice and emotional exhaustion and engagement was studied. Especially, the role of affective commitment to the organization in this relationship was examined. According to the group engagement model of Tyler and Blader (2003), procedural justice will result in positive behavior and attitudes because it increases commitment to the organization, thus implying that affective commitment mediates the relationship of justice with exhaustion and engagement. Conversely, Glazer and Kruse (2008) argue that a strong commitment to the organization can mitigate the effect of stressors, like injustice perceptions, on exhaustion and engagement, implying a moderating effect of commitment. These models were tested in two samples with employees working in a police organization. Both studies supported the mediating role of commitment; no evidence was found for a moderating role of commitment. The implication of these outcomes and the limitations of the study are discussed.

Lack of Change Information and End User Grumbling: Mediating Role of Fear of Unknown and Moderating Role of Emotional Regulation

NICE Research Journal ◽

10.51239/nrjss.v13i3.204 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 1-15

Author(s):

Rida Bangash ◽

Kausar Fiaz Khawaja ◽

Sumayya Chughtai

Keyword(s):

Emotional Regulation ◽

Statistical Tests ◽

Self Regulation ◽

Successful Implementation ◽

End User ◽

User Resistance ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Relationship ◽

User resistance is a complex phenomenon and is considered a major constraint towards the successful implementation and usage of information technology. Hence, in order to investigate the factors that may lead to user resistance; the current study proposes and investigates the mediating role of fear of unknown between lack of change information and end-user grumbling, and the moderating role of emotional regulation between the relationship. Emotional self-regulation theory has been used as an overarching theory that explains the research model proposed and tested in the study. Using a Quantitative approach, the survey was conducted and data was collected from 334 users of FBR systems. With the help of SPSS and MACRO PROCESS, statistical tests were conducted and links were tested. Results revealed that all hypotheses were accepted. Along with these discussions, research implications and recommendations are also provided.