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Investigating the moral compensatory effect of unethical pro-organizational behavior on ethical voice
INTRODUCTION: Unethical pro-organizational behavior (UPB) can hinder the development of the organization. The existing literature on UPB rarely examines whether and how employees remedy such ethical misconduct after they have committed it. Based on moral compensation theory and social exchange theor...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10267417/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37325737 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1159101 |
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author | Xia, Fubin Lu, Ping Wang, Lifang Bao, Jiangdong |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Unethical pro-organizational behavior (UPB) can hinder the development of the organization. The existing literature on UPB rarely examines whether and how employees remedy such ethical misconduct after they have committed it. Based on moral compensation theory and social exchange theory, this study explores the self-moral compensation process of employees who engage in UPB. METHODS: Specifically, we adopt a moderated mediating model to examine how and when UPB facilitates ethical voice. We tested our theoretical model using data from 415 full-time employees in Chinese companies, which we obtained via a three-stage questionnaire. RESULTS: The results of the regression analysis revealed that UPB has a significant positive effect on ethical voice, and that moral ownership plays a mediating role between UPB and ethical voice. Furthermore, the results support the moderating role of benevolent leadership in the positive direct effect of UPB on ethical voice, and the positive indirect effect of UPB on ethical voice via moral ownership. When benevolent leadership is strong, the direct effect of UPB on ethical voice and indirect mediating effect of moral ownership are both significantly positive, whereas neither are significant when benevolent leadership is weak. DISCUSSION: These findings show the ethical compensation effect of UBP on ethical voice and provide a novel and comprehensive understanding of the consequences of UPB. They also have significant value for ethical practices in managing employee (mis)behavior. |
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spelling | pubmed-102674172023-06-15 Investigating the moral compensatory effect of unethical pro-organizational behavior on ethical voice Xia, Fubin Lu, Ping Wang, Lifang Bao, Jiangdong Front Psychol Psychology INTRODUCTION: Unethical pro-organizational behavior (UPB) can hinder the development of the organization. The existing literature on UPB rarely examines whether and how employees remedy such ethical misconduct after they have committed it. Based on moral compensation theory and social exchange theory, this study explores the self-moral compensation process of employees who engage in UPB. METHODS: Specifically, we adopt a moderated mediating model to examine how and when UPB facilitates ethical voice. We tested our theoretical model using data from 415 full-time employees in Chinese companies, which we obtained via a three-stage questionnaire. RESULTS: The results of the regression analysis revealed that UPB has a significant positive effect on ethical voice, and that moral ownership plays a mediating role between UPB and ethical voice. Furthermore, the results support the moderating role of benevolent leadership in the positive direct effect of UPB on ethical voice, and the positive indirect effect of UPB on ethical voice via moral ownership. When benevolent leadership is strong, the direct effect of UPB on ethical voice and indirect mediating effect of moral ownership are both significantly positive, whereas neither are significant when benevolent leadership is weak. DISCUSSION: These findings show the ethical compensation effect of UBP on ethical voice and provide a novel and comprehensive understanding of the consequences of UPB. They also have significant value for ethical practices in managing employee (mis)behavior. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01 /pmc/articles/PMC10267417/ /pubmed/37325737 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1159101 Text en Copyright © 2023 Xia, Lu, Wang and Bao. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Xia, Fubin Lu, Ping Wang, Lifang Bao, Jiangdong Investigating the moral compensatory effect of unethical pro-organizational behavior on ethical voice |
title | Investigating the moral compensatory effect of unethical pro-organizational behavior on ethical voice |
title_full | Investigating the moral compensatory effect of unethical pro-organizational behavior on ethical voice |
title_fullStr | Investigating the moral compensatory effect of unethical pro-organizational behavior on ethical voice |
title_full_unstemmed | Investigating the moral compensatory effect of unethical pro-organizational behavior on ethical voice |
title_short | Investigating the moral compensatory effect of unethical pro-organizational behavior on ethical voice |
title_sort | investigating the moral compensatory effect of unethical pro-organizational behavior on ethical voice |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10267417/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37325737 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1159101 |
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