Examining the Link Between Ethical Leadership and Employee Misconduct: The Mediating Role of Ethical Climate

By David M. Mayer, Maribeth Kuenzi, Rebecca L. Greenbaum. 2010

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Subfields: Information Systems and Management, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Sociology and Political Science

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Ethical Climates in Organizations: A Review and Research Agenda (2017, methodology): “…behaviors to their subordinates, ethical leaders foster ethical behavior, reduce unethical behavior, and enhance positive workplace attitudes through enhancing ethical climates in their organizations (Demirtas & Akdogan, 2015; Lu & Lin, 2014; Mayer et al., 2010; Shin, 2012; Shin et al., 2015).”
A three-level examination of the cascading effects of ethical leadership on employee outcomes: A moderated mediation analysis (2018, background): “Beyond being role models, high-level leaders often actively demonstrate and teach ethical standards in their organizations, and can foster a general ethical climate across the organizational hierarchical ladder both by modeling and upholding ethical standards and via rewards and punishments (Mayer e”
A Meta-analytic Review of Ethical Leadership Outcomes and Moderators (2016, background): “formulating policies and procedures that reinforce ethical behavior and discourage unethical behavior (Mayer et al. 2010; Sims and Brinkman 2003).”
Being “in Control” May Make You Lose Control: The Role of Self-Regulation in Unethical Leadership Behavior (2013, background): “…moral identity accessible through situational interventions such as stimulating a clear ethical climate and ensuring that the organization’s top management behaves in ethical ways (Martin and Cullen 2006; Mayer et al. 2009; Mayer et al. 2010) makes it more likely that leaders behave ethically.”
Green inclusive leadership and green creativity in the tourism and hospitality sector: serial mediation of green psychological climate and work engagement (2021, background): “related policies in a certain manner (Mayer et al., 2010).”
When Does Ethical Leadership Affect Workplace Incivility?: The Moderating Role of Follower Personality (2014, methodology): “Whereas some studies have found a negative relationship between ethical leadership and follower deviance, other work reports null relationships (cf. Detert, Treviño, Burris, & Andiappan, 2007; Mayer et al., 2010).”
Effects of ethical leadership on emotional exhaustion in high moral intensity situations (2015, positive): “Third, the clarity in prescribed norms and expected behaviors voiced by ethical leaders creates a climate for ethical conduct (Mayer, Kuenzi, & Greenbaum, 2010; Mulki, Jaramillo, & Locander, 2009).”
Servant leadership and ethics: a dyadic examination of supervisor behaviors and salesperson perceptions (2015, methodology): “Researchers have primarily relied on transformational leadership (e.g., Schwepker and Good 2013), authentic leadership (Hannah, Avolio, and Walumbwa 2011), and ethical leadership (e.g., Mayer, Kuenzi, and Greenbaum 2010) as precursors of employee’s ethical conduct.”
Ethical Leadership and Followers’ Moral Judgment: The Role of Followers’ Perceived Accountability and Self-leadership (2014, background): “Research has demonstrated that ethical-leadership trickles down to affect followers deviant behavior and that ethical climate mediates the relationship between ethical leadership and follower misconduct (Mayer et al. 2009, 2011).”
Ethical Leadership and Subordinate Outcomes: The Mediating Role of Organizational Politics and the Moderating Role of Political Skill (2013, background): “Expressly explicating a mechanism is a contribution as previous research addressing potential mediators of the ethical leadership–outcomes relationships is very limited (Mayer et al. 2010).”
Corporate Social Responsibility, Ethical Leadership, and Trust Propensity: A Multi-Experience Model of Perceived Ethical Climate (2015, background): “Previous research has linked ethical leadership to ethical climate (Shinn 2012; Mayer et al. 2010) and otherwise supported the notion that employees tend to look upward at their organizational leaders in order to make sense of their situation (Rupp 2011).”
Ethical Leadership and Employee Green Behavior: A Multilevel Moderated Mediation Analysis (2020, background): “Leaders are generally considered legitimate models for normative behavior [25].”