Fight or flight: How gender influences follower responses to unethical leader behaviour

  • Sheela Pandey
  • , Leisha DeHart-Davis
  • , Sanjay Pandey
  • , Sucheta Ahlawat

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Abstract

Does unethical leader behaviour produce gendered responses? We study follower response to unethical leader behaviours of bribery and workplace harassment. Our findings, based on an experiment, suggest that leader gender, gender congruence, and implicit gender biases influence follower responses to unethical leader behaviour. These findings raise the troubling implication that unethical male leaders will remain entrenched in positions of power.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1786-1806
Number of pages21
JournalPublic Management Review
Volume27
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2025

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Public Administration

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