On Ethically Solvent Leaders: The Role of Pride and Moral Identity in Predicting Ethical Leadership

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 (1) ◽  
pp. 16270
Author(s):  
Stacey Sanders ◽  
Diana Rus ◽  
Nico W. Van Yperen
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Moral Identity

Machiavellianism, locus of control, moral identity, and ethical leadership among public service leaders in Malaysia: the moderating effect of ethical role modelling

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nor Farah Hanis Zainun ◽  
Johanim Johari ◽  
Zurina Adnan
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Moral Identity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Role Modelling ◽  
Ethical Role

PurposeThe objective of this study is to examine the predicting role of Machiavellianism, locus of control and moral identity on ethical leadership. This study also assessed the moderating role of ethical role modelling in the linkage between Machiavellianism, locus of control, moral identity and ethical leadership.Design/methodology/approachA total of 202 public service leaders in Malaysia participated in the study. A quantitative study was conducted and structural equation modelling was used to test the hypotheses.FindingsMoral identity poses a substantial influence on ethical leadership. Ethical role modelling is a significant moderator in the association between moral identity and ethical leadership.Research limitations/implicationsThis study contributes to the social learning theory by assessing Machiavellianism, locus of control and moral identity as the predictors of ethical leadership among public service leaders in Malaysia. Future study can be further extended to both managerial and support staff to understand the ethical phenomenon in Malaysian public sector.Practical implicationsThe study highlights the need for public sector to give considerable attention to moral identity in boosting ethical leadership among public service leaders in Malaysia's public sector. Furthermore, the element of ethical role modelling should not be neglected as this factor is a valid moderator in nurturing ethical leadership among public service leaders.Originality/valueThe study deepens the knowledge on the importance of ethical role modelling as a moderator in assessing the influence of the predictors on ethical leadership. Further, this study demonstrates that public service leaders who reported high moral identity would have higher ethical leadership if they experienced good ethical role modelling.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF ETHICAL LEADERSHIP AND WHISTLEBLOWING INTENTIONS: MEDIATING APPARATUS OF MORAL IDENTITY

2021 ◽  
pp. 20-32
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Moral Identity ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Working Environments ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Unethical Practices ◽  
Regression Test ◽  
Ethical Leaders

Separation of strategic approaches and morals prompted various business outrages and untrustworthy practices in working environments. This encouraged researchers and practice holders to examine significance of ethical quality at work environment. In particular, the job that moral chiefs play in advancing positive representative practices is urgent. This examination article has featured the part of moral innovators in molding whistleblowing goals of their subordinates. Alongside, this exploration article has likewise researched the part of good character. An aggregate of four speculations, analyzing the immediate impact of moral initiative on moral personality and whistleblowing expectations and meditational job of good character were proposed. This exploration article embraced a period slacked research article plan and gathered data from representative friend dyads at three focuses on schedule. Number of respondents was 214; Cross-sectional technique was used for data collection. Respondents were selected from different services organizations from Multan. Data was analysed on SPSS and AMOS. Results were obtained by applying reliability test, ANOVA, Correlation test, and regression test by using PROCESS Macro. Results gained verified that the role of ethical leaders in shaping moral identity of employees as well as their whistleblowing intentions. The findings suggest that employees working under ethical leaders are inclined to stand up against malevolent and unethical practices taking place at their workplace. Thus, organizations must hire leaders with higher ethical inclinations and also train the existing leaders about importance of ethics. Moreover, this research article has highlighted multiple avenues for future research.

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 Ethical Leadership and Whistle-blowing Intentions: Mediating Role of Moral Identity

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1021-1032
Author(s):  
Muhammad Wasim Jan Khan ◽  
Adnan Ismail ◽  
Zujaj Ahmed ◽  
Israr Ali
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Moral Identity ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Whistle Blowing ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Unethical Practices ◽  
Ethical Leaders

Detachement of business practicess and ethics led to a number of business scandals and unethical practices in workplaces. This urged scholars and practioners to investigate importance of morality at workplace. This study has highlighted the role of ethical leaders in shaping whistleblowing intentions of their subordinates. Moreover, this study has also investiagted the role of moral identity. A total of four hypotheses, examining the direct effect of ethical leadership on moral identity and whistleblowing intentions and the mediationing role of moral identity were proposeed. This study adopted a timelagged study design and collected information from employee-peer dyads at three points in time. Data was gathered from 214 employees working in service sector. Results verified the role of ethical leaders in shaping moral identity of employees as well as their whistleblowing intentions. Alongwith, the findings also suggest that moral identity acts as an intervening mechanism between ethical leaadership and whistleblowing intentions. Moreover, this study has highlighted multiple avenues for future research.     

Ethical Leadership and Unethical Employee Behavior: A Moderated Mediation Model

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (8) ◽  
pp. 1271-1283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenjing Gan
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Moral Identity ◽  
Moral Justification ◽  
Employee Behavior ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
Indirect Relationship ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

I explored the role of employee moral justification as a cognitive mediator in the relationship between ethical leadership and unethical employee behavior, and then investigated employee moral identity as a moderator of this indirect relationship. I based my moderated meditation model on social learning theory and tested it by analyzing data collected from 271 employees of 17 firms in China at 2 time points separated by approximately 3 weeks. The results showed that the negative indirect relationship between ethical leadership and unethical employee behavior through moral justification was significant when employee moral identity was strong. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.

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