Varying Effects of Unethical Pro-group Behavior on Team and Individual Performances

Rhee, Young Won

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“…In its original conceptualization, unethical pro‐organizational behavior was defined as unethical actions that are intended to benefit one's organization (Umphress et al, 2010). However, additional constructs were subsequently introduced to account for unethical actions committed with the intention of benefitting other stakeholders within the organization, such as unethical pro‐supervisor behavior (Johnson & Umphress, 2019; Lim & Liu, 2017), unethical pro‐leader behavior (Mesdaghinia, Rawat, & Nadavulakere, 2019), unethical pro‐group behavior (Rhee, 2019; Thau et al, 2015), and unethical behavior to benefit a teammate (Umphress et al, 2020).…”

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“…For example, researchers used shorter five-item scales in different cultural contexts including China and Germany (e.g., Effelsberg et al, 2014;Guo et al, 2020;Matherne & Litchfield, 2012;Shu, 2015;Yang et al, 2020). In addition, researchers created survey-based measures to assess UPB that is intended to help other beneficiaries at work, including leaders, supervisors, and groups (Johnson & Umphress, 2019;Lim & Liu, 2017;Mesdaghinia, Rawat, & Nadavulakere, 2019;Rhee, 2019;Thau et al, 2015). Finally, researchers using experience-sampling methods have implemented four-item and three-item survey measures (e.g., "Today, I exaggerated the truth about my company's products or services to customers and clients") based on the Umphress et al (2010) scale to capture respondents' self-reported daily engagement in UPB toward the organization and teammates (Tang et al, 2020(Tang et al, , 2021Umphress et al, 2020).…”

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Good intentions, bad behavior: A review and synthesis of the literature on unethical prosocial behavior (UPB) at work

Lupoli

Newman

et al. 2022

J Organ Behavior

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Summary Scholars have investigated work behaviors that are intended to help others, yet at the same time violate societal values, norms, laws, or standards of proper conduct. We refer to these actions collectively as unethical prosocial behavior (UPB) at work. In this paper, we provide a critical review of the UPB literature. Our review makes several contributions: First, we clarify definitional issues surrounding UPB, while also offering suggestions for the improvement of measurement and methodology in the study of UPB. Second, we review the major theoretical perspectives that have been adopted in empirical research on UPB at different levels of analysis and summarize the empirical findings on the topic. In doing so, we highlight the theoretical and empirical challenges facing this work. Finally, we develop an agenda for future research that clears a path toward resolving these issues and advancing knowledge of UPB.

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Good intentions, bad behavior: A review and synthesis of the literature on unethical prosocial behavior (UPB) at work

Lupoli

Newman

et al. 2022

J Organ Behavior

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“…For team managers, subordinates with strong self-serving political will combined with team-oriented citizenship pressure can become a sharp edge for the team to use when competing against other teams. Rhee [46] found that collective pro-group unethical behavior positively predicted team performance, and that the effect was more evident when the leader was highly abusive. Therefore, if the team manager is a politically ambitious worker, it is possible to cultivate subordinates' self-serving political will while creating a team-oriented citizenship pressure, enabling members to spontaneously attack other teams to gain an advantage.…”

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From Citizenship Pressure to Pro-Group Unethical Behavior: The Dual-Stage Moderating Role of Self-Serving Political Will

Liu

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Behavioral Sciences

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Drawing upon social cognitive theory, our study proposes a dual-stage moderated mediation model that utilizes moral disengagement as the mediator and self-serving political will as the moderator to investigate whether, how, and when team-oriented citizenship pressure leads to pro-group unethical behavior. Data were collected through questionnaires from 527 Chinese employees in various industries. Amos and Process macro were used to test the model’s fit and hypotheses, respectively. The results showed that citizenship pressure has a positive effect on pro-group unethical behavior through moral disengagement. Moreover, self-serving political will is a positive moderator in both the first and second stages, as well as in the mediation effect. This study extends the related research field by linking citizenship pressure and political will with moral disengagement and pro-social unethical behavior, responding to some academic calls. When faced with team-oriented citizenship pressure, team members with high self-serving political will may become a sharp edge that stabs at other competing teams. Managers at the team and organizational levels can intervene in different ways depending on their constructive or destructive management goals.

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Unethical pro-organizational behavior and task performance: a moderated mediation model of depression and self-reflection

Hao,

Sui,

Yan

2023

Ethics & Behavior

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Varying Effects of Unethical Pro-group Behavior on Team and Individual Performances

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Good intentions, bad behavior: A review and synthesis of the literature on unethical prosocial behavior (UPB) at work

Good intentions, bad behavior: A review and synthesis of the literature on unethical prosocial behavior (UPB) at work

From Citizenship Pressure to Pro-Group Unethical Behavior: The Dual-Stage Moderating Role of Self-Serving Political Will

Unethical pro-organizational behavior and task performance: a moderated mediation model of depression and self-reflection

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