Ethical leadership and employee behaviours: an empirical study of mediating factors

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammet Sait Dinc ◽  
Muzaffer Aydemir
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Mediating Factors

Mechanisms Linking Ethical Leadership to Ethical Sales Behavior

2017 ◽  
Vol 120 (3) ◽  
pp. 537-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Chi Wu
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Ethical Climate ◽  
Moral Identity ◽  
Contextual Effects ◽  
Insurance Agents ◽  
Comprehensive Picture ◽  
Sales Behavior ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

This study investigated the relationship between ethical leadership and ethical sales behavior. A total of 248 matched surveys with participant responses from insurance agents and their customers were collected. The insurance agents were asked to rate the ethical leadership of their leaders, the ethical climate in their organization, and their individual moral identity. Customers were asked to rate the perceived ethical sales behavior of the insurance agents. This empirical study utilized moderated mediation techniques to analyze the data. Results indicated that ethical climate mediated the relationship between ethical leadership and ethical sales behavior when moral identity was high, however, did not when moral identity was low. The research framework including contextual effects (i.e., ethical climate) and individual differences in moral judgment (i.e., moral identity) can provide a comprehensive picture of how ethical leadership influences ethical sales behavior. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are also discussed.

Viewing music videos: Emotion and viewer interpretation

2002 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan M. Preston ◽  
Michael Eden
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Emotional Content ◽  
Music Videos ◽  
Music Video ◽  
Mediating Factors ◽  
Comparative Media

Abstract. Music video (MV) content is frequently measured using researcher descriptions. This study examines subjective or viewers’ notions of sex and violence. 168 university students watched 9 mainstream MVs. Incidence counts of sex and violence involve more mediating factors than ratings. High incidents are associated with older viewers, higher scores for Expressivity, lower scores for Instrumentality, and with video orders beginning with high sex and violence. Ratings of sex and violence are associated with older viewers and lower scores for Instrumentality. For sex MVs, inexperienced viewers reported higher incidents and ratings. Because MVs tend to be sexier but less violent than TV and film, viewers may also use comparative media standards to evaluate emotional content MVs.

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