You Win Some, You Lose Some: Toward a Comprehensive Understanding of the Trade-Off Impacts of Leader High Performance Expectations

While leaders’ high performance expectations (LHPEs) are often considered and proposed as an effective performance management tool, this viewpoint may be insufficient because it solely considers the performance gains without addressing potential ethical costs. This study deviates from previous belie...

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VerfasserInnen: Wang, Zhen (Verfasst von) ; Chen, Huan (Verfasst von) ; Liu, Xia (Verfasst von) ; Zhong, Hao (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: 2026
In: Journal of business ethics
Jahr: 2026, Band: 203, Heft: 2, Seiten: 453-474
weitere Schlagwörter:B Morality
B Leader high performance expectations
B Prioritization of performance goal
B Competitive team climate
B Organizational Citizenship Behavior
B Performance-improving noncompliant behavior
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