A Study on the Characteristics and Types of Moral Efficacy

2021 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 1-29
Author(s):  
In Tae Lee
Keyword(s):  
Moral Efficacy

As the tree is, so is the fruit? Examining the effects of ethical leadership on bootlegging from the perspective of leader–follower gender similarity

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuwen Li ◽  
Ruiqian Jia ◽  
Juergen H. Seufert ◽  
Huijie Tang ◽  
Jinlian Luo
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Moral Identity ◽  
Path Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Chinese Companies ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Gender Similarity ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moral Efficacy

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore how and when ethical leadership enhances bootlegging. To achieve this purpose, the authors proposed a moderated dual-path model in this study. Design/methodology/approach The model was tested on two related studies. Study 1 was based on three-wave, collected data from a sample of 511 employees of Chinese companies. Data used in Study 2 was collected by survey from employees and their direct leaders of multiple departments of companies in China. Findings In Study 1, the authors found that moral efficacy and moral identity mediate between ethical leadership and bootlegging. Findings from Study 2 provide convergent support of moral efficacy’s and moral identity’s impact on the mediation relationship between ethical leadership and bootlegging. Moreover, the results of Study 2 further reveal that the relationship between ethical leadership and moral efficacy (or moral identity) was more significant among leader–follower with different genders. Originality/value This study not only enriches the literature on ethical leadership and gender (dis)similarity, but also helps managers to better understand the function of bootlegging.

Can Formalisation Ensure Ethical Behaviour Among Teachers? The Mediating Role of Moral Efficacy

2020 ◽  
pp. 227853372096355
Author(s):  
Malakkaran Johny Jino ◽  
Hima Elizabeth Mathew
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Ethical Behaviour ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Unethical Behaviour ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Higher Educational ◽  
Moral Efficacy

Formalisation emerges as an important aspect of organisational structure, especially in the wake of disruption of organisational routines. Also, there is a growing recognition that, in recent decades, higher educational institutions started adapting several business-like managerial practices into their system. In this context, the present study aims to determine the likely effect of organisational formalisation on ethical and unethical behaviour among teachers/faculty members. In addition, the study assesses the mediating mechanism of moral efficacy in the aforementioned relationships. A survey-based method was utilised to collect data from the 689 faculty members affiliated with different higher educational institutions in southern India. Structural equation modelling results revealed that formalisation has a significant positive relation with faculty member’s ethical behaviour. However, the study did not provide evidence for the predicted negative relationship between formalisation and unethical behaviour. Further, the results suggested that moral efficacy plays a significant mediating role in both these relations. Results reinforce the underlying theoretical mechanism of social cognitive theory that human function is a reciprocal determinism between person, his/her environment, and behaviour. Implications and limitations of the study are discussed.

scholarly journals Leader’s integrity and interpersonal deviance

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 611-627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hakan Erkutlu ◽  
Jamel Chafra
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Moral Identity ◽  
Interpersonal Relationship ◽  
Workplace Deviance ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Leader Integrity ◽  
Interpersonal Deviance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moral Efficacy

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to posit that leader’s integrity decreases employee’s interpersonal deviance by increasing moral efficacy in the workplace. Specifically, the authors propose that perceptions of moral efficacy serve as a mechanism through which leader’s integrity affects workplace deviance. The authors further argue that the modeled relationships are moderated by moral identity. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from ten universities in Turkey. The sample included 693 randomly chosen faculty members along with their department chairs. Findings The results of this study supported the negative effect of leader integrity on employee’s interpersonal deviance as well as the mediating effect of moral efficacy. Moreover, when the level of moral identity is high, the relationship between leader integrity and interpersonal deviance is strong, whereas the relationship is weak when the level of moral identity is low. Practical implications This study’s findings indicate that higher education administrators should be cautious in treating their subordinates, as this will lead to a favorable interpersonal relationship, which in turn will reduce the interpersonal deviance of the subordinate. In addition, the buffering role of the moral identity should be paid more attention, particularly to people with low moral efficacy and high interpersonal deviance. Originality/value This study contributes to workplace deviance literature by revealing the relation between leader integrity and interpersonal deviance. Furthermore, it offers practical assistance to higher education employees and their leaders concerned with building trust, increasing the relationship between leaders and employees and reducing the interpersonal deviation.

Understanding the Effect of Moral Efficacy and Moral Identity on Moral Imagination

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (1) ◽  
pp. 17364
Author(s):  
Victoria Louise Roberts ◽  
Mara Olekalns ◽  
Patrice Auger
Keyword(s):  
Moral Identity ◽  
Moral Imagination ◽  
Moral Efficacy

The moral efficacy of the Doctrine of the Atonement.

2009 ◽  
pp. 167-194
Author(s):  
Francis Wayland
Keyword(s):  
Moral Efficacy

Moral Efficacy Scale--Adapted Version

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl Rathert ◽  
Douglas R. May ◽  
Hye Sook Chung
Keyword(s):  
Moral Efficacy

scholarly journals Abusive supervision and moral courage: does moral efficacy matter?

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-155
Author(s):  
Ahmed Mohammed Sayed Mostafa
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Abusive Supervision ◽  
Moral Courage ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Hospital Nurses ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Moral Efficacy

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of both supervisory abuse and moral efficacy in the weakening or strengthening of moral courage. The study also tests how the interaction between both could influence moral courage. Design/methodology/approach Cross-sectional data were collected from a sample of public hospital nurses in Egypt and structural equation modeling was used to analyse the data. Findings The study findings revealed that abusive supervision is negatively related to moral courage whereas moral efficacy is positively related to courage. Furthermore, moral efficacy moderates the abusive supervision-moral courage relationship in such a way that the negative association between abusive supervision and moral courage is reduced when moral efficacy is high. Research limitations/implications Because of the cross-sectional design of the study, inferences regarding causality cannot be made. Furthermore, more research is needed to identify whether the results of this study apply in other contexts. Practical implications Organizations should identify abusive supervisors and offer them abuse-prevention training to circumvent their hostile behaviour. Organizations should also try to consider follower moral efficacy when matching supervisors with followers. Originality/value The study addresses calls for research on the personal factors that could mitigate the undesirable effects of abusive supervision.

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