Leader ethical voice and subordinate job performance: the chain mediating role of subordinate identification with leader and leader-member exchange.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Ethical voice is a valuable ethical behavior that enables organizations to promptly recognize and rectify unethical issues and practices, thus preventing severe dilemmas and crises. Despite its importance, the extant literature has yet to fully explore the impact of a leader's ethical voice on subordinate outcomes. This study bridges this gap by integrating social identity theory and social exchange theory to scrutinize the process by which a leader's ethical voice affects subordinate task performance.

Methods

We employ a serial mediation model to explore the mechanisms by which a leader's ethical voice enhances subordinates' task performance. Our theoretical framework is empirically validated using a dataset that includes 449 subordinate-leader pairings from Ch

SUBMITTER: Xia F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11220235 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature