Examining the boundaries of ethical leadership: the harmful effect of co-worker social undermining on disengagement and employee attitudes

In recent years, scholars have sought to investigate the impact that ethical leaders can have within organisations. Yet, only a few theoretical perspectives have been adopted to explain how ethical leaders influence subordinate outcomes. This study therefore draws on social rules theory (SRT) to ext...

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Authors: Mostafa, Ahmed Mohammed Sayed (Author) ; Farley, Sam (Author) ; Zaharie, Monica Aniela (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Springer 2021
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2021, Volume: 174, Issue: 2, Pages: 355-368
Further subjects:B Ethical Leadership
B Aufsatz in Zeitschrift
B Co-worker undermining
B Employee attitudes
B Disengagement
B Social rules theory
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