Title

When Does Ethical Leadership Affect Workplace Incivility? The Moderating Role of Follower Personality

Authors

Authors

S. G. Taylor;M. W. Pattie

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Bus. Ethics Q.

Keywords

conscientiousness; core self-evaluation; deviance; ethical leadership; ethics; workplace incivility; CORE SELF-EVALUATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR; COUNTERPRODUCTIVE WORK BEHAVIOR; TRICKLE-DOWN MODEL; JOB-SATISFACTION; MULTIPLE-REGRESSION; METHOD VARIANCE; 5-FACTOR MODEL; EMPLOYEE VOICE; METHOD BIAS; Business; Ethics

Abstract

Although prior work has shown that employees with ethical leaders are less likely to engage in deviant or unethical behaviors, it is unknown whether all employees respond this way or to the same extent. Drawing on social learning theory as a conceptual framework, this study develops and tests hypotheses suggesting that two follower characteristics-conscientiousness and core self-evaluation-moderate the negative relationship between ethical leadership and workplace incivility. Data from employees of a U.S. public school district supported our predictions. Implications and future research directions are discussed.

Journal Title

Business Ethics Quarterly

Volume

24

Issue/Number

4

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

595

Last Page

616

WOS Identifier

WOS:000345883200005

ISSN

1052-150X

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