Ethical leadership and employee pro-social rule-breaking behavior in China

Jinqiang Zhu; Shiyong Xu; Kan Ouyang; David Herst; Elaine Farndale

doi:10.1057/s41291-018-0031-0

Ethical leadership and employee pro-social rule-breaking behavior in China

Jinqiang Zhu, Shiyong Xu, Kan Ouyang, David Herst, Elaine Farndale

Labor and Employment Relations

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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 (US)
Pages (from-to)	59-81
Number of pages	23
Journal	Asian Business and Management
Volume	17
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/s41291-018-0031-0
State	Published - Feb 1 2018

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Business and International Management
Sociology and Political Science
Political Science and International Relations
Strategy and Management

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