Ethical leadership, perceived leader–member ethical communication and organizational citizenship behavior: development and validation of a multilevel model

PurposeThis study provides a systematic testing of ethical leadership and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) by examining the underlying mechanisms of leader motivation language on ethics through which ethical leadership influences followers’ OCB at the team level.Design/methodology/approachA...

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Published in:Leadership & organization development journal 2022-01, Vol.43 (1), p.96-110
Main Authors: Abu Bakar, Hassan, Connaughton, Stacey L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Decision making
Employee behavior
Employees
Ethics
Leadership
Morality
Perceptions
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Summary:PurposeThis study provides a systematic testing of ethical leadership and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) by examining the underlying mechanisms of leader motivation language on ethics through which ethical leadership influences followers’ OCB at the team level.Design/methodology/approachA multilevel model was validated via with structural equation modeling (SEM) from hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) based on data collected in a Malaysian organization.FindingsThe perceived leader–member ethical communication at the team-level makes a unique contribution beyond the ethical leadership in explaining OCBs.Originality/valuePerceived leader–member ethical communication mediates the relationship between ethical leadership and OCB.
ISSN:0143-7739
1472-5347
DOI:10.1108/LODJ-07-2021-0356