The Influence of Supervisory Behavioral Integrity on Intent to Comply with Organizational Ethical Standards and Organizational Commitment

We examined cynicism as a mediator of the influence of managers’ mission-congruent communication and behavior about ethical standards (a form of supervisory behavioral integrity) on employee attitudes and intended behavior. Results indicated that cynicism partially mediates the relationship between...

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Authors: Fritz, Janie Harden (Author) ; O’Neil, Naomi Bell (Author) ; Popp, Ann Marie (Author) ; Williams, Cory (Author) ; Arnett, Ronald C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2013
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2013, Volume: 114, Issue: 2, Pages: 251-263
Further subjects:B Behavioral integrity
B Ethics
B Organizational Commitment
B Organizational cynicism
B Social cognitive theory
B Organizational Communication
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Summary:We examined cynicism as a mediator of the influence of managers’ mission-congruent communication and behavior about ethical standards (a form of supervisory behavioral integrity) on employee attitudes and intended behavior. Results indicated that cynicism partially mediates the relationship between supervisory behavioral integrity and organizational commitment, but not the relationship between supervisory behavioral integrity and intent to comply with organizational expectations for employee conduct.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10551-012-1345-z