The Role of Managers  Ethical Leadership Behaviour on Hotel Employees  Perception of Organizational Justice

Ethics and organizational justice share common roots and patterns of development in that, employees’ ethical behaviours are influenced by the perceived fairness of the company’s policies, procedures and decision making. While this link has been established in many studies, whether this relationship is the same for different demographic groups has received little attention, particularly for the hospitality industry. This study, therefore, sought to examine perceived organisational justice and unethical work behaviours among hotel employees in Accra using gender and marital status as moderating variables. Data was collected from a sample of 379 employees of five four-star hotels in Accra. The moderated multiple regression technique, PROCESS by Hayes in SPSS was employed to test the significance of the moderating variables in the relationship between organisational justice and unethical work behaviour among hotel employees in Accra. The results showed that gender was significant in interactive justice effect on unethical work behaviours; while marital status was significant in distributive justice and procedural justice’ effect on unethical work behaviours among the hotel employees. The study recommends specific strategies for discouraging unethical workplace behaviours and encouraging organisational citizenship.

Download Full-text

The Moderation Role of Ethical Leadership on Organizational Justice, Professional Commitment, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior Among Academicians

International Journal of Work Organisation and Emotion ◽

10.1504/ijwoe.2021.10041633 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Joko Suyono ◽

Asri Laksmi Riani ◽

Dwi Novitasari ◽

Mugi Harsono

Keyword(s):

Organizational Justice ◽

Organizational Citizenship ◽

Ethical Leadership ◽

Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽

Citizenship Behavior ◽

Professional Commitment

Download Full-text

The Effect of Ethical Leadership and Organizational Justice on Employee Engagement — The Mediating Role of Employee Trust

International Journal of Trade Economics and Finance ◽

10.7763/ijtef.2015.v6.475 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 235-240 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mai Ngoc Khuong ◽

Do Thi Thuy Dung

Keyword(s):

Organizational Justice ◽

Employee Engagement ◽

Ethical Leadership ◽

Employee Trust ◽

Mediating Role

Download Full-text

How Upper/Middle Managers' Ethical Leadership Activates Employee Ethical Behavior? The Role of Organizational Justice Perceptions Among Employees

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.652471 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Hussam Al Halbusi ◽

Pablo Ruiz-Palomino ◽

Pedro Jimenez-Estevez ◽

Santiago Gutiérrez-Broncano

Keyword(s):

Organizational Justice ◽

Ethical Leadership ◽

Ethical Behavior ◽

Manufacturing Industry ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Interpersonal Justice ◽

Mediation Effects ◽

Informational Justice ◽

Justice Perceptions

Several studies have been conducted on ethical leadership and workplace ethical behavior but little is known about the role of organizational justice and each of its dimensions (procedural, distributive, interpersonal, informational) in this relationship. This study predicts that ethical leadership enhances organizational justice perceptions, including each of its specific dimensions, which in turn enhances employee ethical behavior. The results from two-wave survey data obtained from 270 employees in the Malaysian manufacturing industry confirm that ethical leadership has a positive impact on employee ethical behavior, and that organizational justice and each of its justice dimensions mediate this relationship, both individually and together. Importantly, interpersonal and informational dimensions show the strongest mediation effects. This paper highlights the actions and strategies that can help managers to effectively elevate the moral tone in their organizations. In particular, our findings show where managers must put more emphasis to foster an ethical workplace: on providing fair treatment (interpersonal justice) and honest information (informational justice).

Download Full-text