Abstract
Chinese people generally show flexibility in obeying formal rules and emphasize rules in terms of virtue. In such a cultural background, we explore the effects of ethical leadership and ethical idealism on employee pro-social rule-breaking behavior (PSRB). Our study incorporates individual traits and situational factors to present a holistic view of the antecedents of pro-social rule-breaking behavior. Our findings shed light on a new cognitive mechanism—perceived norms—of social cognitive theory and show the boundary condition—moral idealism—of social cognitive theory.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 59-81 |
Journal | Asian Business & Management |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- CLIMATE
- CONSEQUENCES
- China
- DEONTOLOGY
- DESCRIPTIVE NORMS
- Ethical leadership
- INTENTIONS
- Idealism of ethical ideology
- ORGANIZATIONS
- PERCEPTIONS
- PERSONALITY
- Perceived pro-social rule-breaking norms
- Pro-social rule-breaking behavior
- REASONS
- WORKPLACE