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

    Authors

    S. G. Taylor;M. W. Pattie

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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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