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Journal of Business Ethics
Published in: Journal of Business Ethics 1/2019

28-03-2017 | Original Paper

Ethical Leadership and Internal Whistleblowing: A Mediated Moderation Model

Authors: Jin Cheng, Haiqing Bai, Xijuan Yang

Published in: Journal of Business Ethics | Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

Studies have shown that internal whistleblowing could be utilized as an effective way to stop an organization’s unethical behaviors. This study investigates the relationship between ethical leadership and internal whistleblowing by focusing on the mediating role of employee-perceived organizational politics and the moderating role of moral courage. An analysis of data collected at three phases indicates that employee-perceived organizational politics partly mediates the relationship between ethical leadership and internal whistleblowing. Also, moral courage is found to moderate the effect of employee-perceived organizational politics on internal whistleblowing and the indirect effect of ethical leadership on internal whistleblowing via employee-perceived organizational politics. Theoretical and practical implications of these results are discussed.
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Metadata
Title
Ethical Leadership and Internal Whistleblowing: A Mediated Moderation Model
Authors
Jin Cheng
Haiqing Bai
Xijuan Yang
Publication date
28-03-2017
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Journal of Business Ethics / Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 0167-4544
Electronic ISSN: 1573-0697
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-017-3517-3

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