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

Zhu,Jinqiang
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Xu,Shiyong
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Ouyang,Kan
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Herst,David
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Farndale,E.
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.
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2018
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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
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Zhu, J, Xu, S, Ouyang, K, Herst, D & Farndale, E 2018, 'Ethical leadership and employee pro-social rule-breaking behavior in China', Asian Business & Management, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 59-81. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41291-018-0031-0
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14602/68992
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