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Going Against the Grain Works: An Attributional Perspective of Perceived Ethical Leadership

Authors: Chenwei Li, Keke Wu, Diane E. Johnson, James Avey

Published in: Journal of Business Ethics | Issue 1/2017

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This study provides an attributional perspective to the ethical leadership literature by examining the role of attributed altruistic motives and perceptions of organizational politics in a moderated mediation model. Path analytic tests from two field studies were used for analyses. The results support our hypotheses that attributed altruistic motives would mediate the relationship between perceived ethical leadership and affective organizational commitment. Moreover, the relationship between perceived ethical leadership and attributed altruistic motives was stronger when perceptions of organizational politics were high but weaker when these perceptions were low. The study concludes with a discussion of future research implications as well as managerial implications.

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Title: Going Against the Grain Works: An Attributional Perspective of Perceived Ethical Leadership
Authors: Chenwei Li
Keke Wu
Diane E. Johnson
James Avey
Publication date: 30-05-2015
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Journal of Business Ethics / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 0167-4544
Electronic ISSN: 1573-0697
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-015-2698-x

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