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Joint influences of individual and work unit abusive supervision on ethical intentions and behaviors: a moderated mediation model.

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Hannah, ST; Schaubroeck, JM; Peng, AC; Lord, RG; Trevino, LK; Kozlowski, SWJ; Avolio, BJ; Dimotakis, N; Doty, J
Published in: J Appl Psychol
July 2013

We develop and test a model based on social cognitive theory (Bandura, 1991) that links abusive supervision to followers' ethical intentions and behaviors. Results from a sample of 2,572 military members show that abusive supervision was negatively related to followers' moral courage and their identification with the organization's core values. In addition, work unit contexts with varying degrees of abusive supervision, reflected by the average level of abusive supervision reported by unit members, moderated relationships between the level of abusive supervision personally experienced by individuals and both their moral courage and their identification with organizational values. Moral courage and identification with organizational values accounted for the relationship between abusive supervision and followers' ethical intentions and unethical behaviors. These findings suggest that abusive supervision may undermine moral agency and that being personally abused is not required for abusive supervision to negatively influence ethical outcomes.

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J Appl Psychol

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1939-1854

Publication Date

July 2013

Volume

98

Issue

4

Start / End Page

579 / 592

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Personnel Loyalty
  • Organizational Culture
  • Morals
  • Models, Psychological
  • Military Personnel
  • Male
  • Leadership
  • Humans
  • Business & Management
 

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Hannah, S. T., Schaubroeck, J. M., Peng, A. C., Lord, R. G., Trevino, L. K., Kozlowski, S. W. J., … Doty, J. (2013). Joint influences of individual and work unit abusive supervision on ethical intentions and behaviors: a moderated mediation model. J Appl Psychol, 98(4), 579–592. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0032809
Hannah, Sean T., John M. Schaubroeck, Ann C. Peng, Robert G. Lord, Linda K. Trevino, Steve W. J. Kozlowski, Bruce J. Avolio, Nikolaos Dimotakis, and Joseph Doty. “Joint influences of individual and work unit abusive supervision on ethical intentions and behaviors: a moderated mediation model.J Appl Psychol 98, no. 4 (July 2013): 579–92. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0032809.
Hannah ST, Schaubroeck JM, Peng AC, Lord RG, Trevino LK, Kozlowski SWJ, et al. Joint influences of individual and work unit abusive supervision on ethical intentions and behaviors: a moderated mediation model. J Appl Psychol. 2013 Jul;98(4):579–92.
Hannah, Sean T., et al. “Joint influences of individual and work unit abusive supervision on ethical intentions and behaviors: a moderated mediation model.J Appl Psychol, vol. 98, no. 4, July 2013, pp. 579–92. Pubmed, doi:10.1037/a0032809.
Hannah ST, Schaubroeck JM, Peng AC, Lord RG, Trevino LK, Kozlowski SWJ, Avolio BJ, Dimotakis N, Doty J. Joint influences of individual and work unit abusive supervision on ethical intentions and behaviors: a moderated mediation model. J Appl Psychol. 2013 Jul;98(4):579–592.

Published In

J Appl Psychol

DOI

EISSN

1939-1854

Publication Date

July 2013

Volume

98

Issue

4

Start / End Page

579 / 592

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Personnel Loyalty
  • Organizational Culture
  • Morals
  • Models, Psychological
  • Military Personnel
  • Male
  • Leadership
  • Humans
  • Business & Management