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

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 1255-1266 ◽  
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.

scholarly journals Authentic Leadership and Employee Voice: Roles of Obligation Perception and Power Distance Orientation

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Hung-Yi Liao ◽  
Kang-Hwa Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Authentic Leadership ◽  
Power Distance ◽  
Employee Voice ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Power Distance Orientation ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Based on social learning theory, this paper investigated the relationship between authentic leadership and employee voice as well as the mediating role of felt obligations for change, and the moderating role of power distance orientation. Using a questionnaire survey, we collected employee data in China, and obtained 183 usable responses to test our hypotheses. The results show that authentic leadership is positively related to employee voice, authentic leadership positively influences felt obligations for change, and felt obligations for change mediates the relationship between authentic leadership and employee voice. Further, power distance orientation moderates the influence of authentic leadership on felt obligations for change. Theoretical implications, managerial implications, and future directions are discussed.

The relationship between ethical leadership and employee voice: The roles of error management climate and organizational commitment

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Cheng ◽  
Haiqing Bai ◽  
Caixia Hu
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Employee Voice ◽  
Error Management ◽  
Voice Behavior ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Practical Implications

AbstractStudies have shown that voice could be utilized as an effective method to improve organizational effectiveness. This study explores the relationship between ethical leadership and employee voice behavior by focusing on the mediating role of the error management climate and the moderating role of the employee's organizational commitment. Analysis of data collected in three phases in China indicates that the error management climate partly mediates the relationship between ethical leadership and voice behavior. Also, organizational commitment is found to moderate the relationship between the error management climate and voice behavior. Theoretical and practical implications of these results are discussed.

scholarly journals Impact of Ethical leadership on Followers’ Organizational Deviance, Mediating role of Psychosocial Safety Climate, Moderating role of Union Commitment A Study in the Context of Pakistan

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-22
Author(s):  
Rumesa Pervez Khan ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Organizational Deviance ◽  
Union Commitment ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between Ethical Leadership and followers’ Organizational Deviance, followed by the mediating role of Psychosocial Safety climate and moderating role of Union Commitment among the young doctors in Pakistan. Data were collected from young/junior doctors (practitioners) working in public/ private hospitals in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and Bahawalpur. Hierarchical Regression tests were run and the results indicated that Ethical Leadership has a significant and negative relationship with Organizational Deviance. Further, the results indicated that Union Commitment moderates the relationship between Ethical Leadership and Organizational Deviance, such that greater the commitment of the members with the union would result in weakening the relationship between ethical leadership and organizational deviance. The findings also suggest that psychosocial safety climate does not mediate between ethical leadership and organizational deviance.

Ethical leadership and work engagement

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (9) ◽  
pp. 1991-2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Israr Ahmad ◽  
Yongqiang Gao
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Power Distance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Power Distance Orientation ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Employee Work Engagement ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the mediating role of psychological empowerment in the relationship between ethical leadership and employee work engagement as well as the moderating effect of power distance orientation.Design/methodology/approachWith a multi-wave survey, this paper uses a sample of 251 employees from the banking sector in Pakistan to test the hypotheses.FindingsThe results reveal that psychological empowerment partially mediates the relationship between ethical leadership and employee work engagement. Besides, power distance orientation mitigates the positive relationship between ethical leadership and psychological empowerment as well as the indirect effect of ethical leadership on employee work engagement via psychological empowerment.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the existing ethical leadership literature by identifying psychological empowerment as an additional mediator and power distance orientation as a boundary condition, in the relationship between ethical leadership and employee work engagement.

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

2020 ◽  
pp. 154805182095799
Author(s):  
Kang-Hwa Shaw ◽  
Hung-Yi Liao
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Moral Identity ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Benevolent Leadership ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

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.

scholarly journals Impact of Ethical Leadership on Project Success: Mediating role of Employee Trust and Moderating role of Ethical Orientation

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-49
Author(s):  
Maha Matloob ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Project Success ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Ethical Orientation ◽  
Orientation Data ◽  
Employee Trust ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

This study examined the relationship between ethical leadership and project success with mediating role of employee trust and moderating role of ethical orientation. Data were collected from 100 employees from Kanji Advisory a project based company in Pakistan which designs and develops client responsive business strategies. The results proved that ethical leadership influences project success with the mediation of employee trust and with the moderation of ethical orientation.

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