Why Leaders’ Prevention Focus Makes Followers Conduct Unethical Pro-Organizational Behaviors

Yang, Fan; Zhang, Hongyu; Lang, Yi

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“…As such, organizational identification, or the perception of oneness or belongingness with the organization (Ashforth & Mael, 1989), has been the most widely examined antecedent of UPB to date. In all, 12 empirical studies found a significantly positive relationship between organizational identification and UPB (Alniacik et al, 2021; Baur et al, 2020; Chen et al, 2016; Effelsberg et al, 2014; Irshad & Bashir, 2020; Johnson & Umphress, 2019; Kalshoven et al, 2016; Kim et al, 2015; Kong, 2016; Mahlendorf et al, 2018; Naseer et al, 2020; Niu et al, 2020; Yang et al, 2019). One study reported mixed evidence for this link (May et al, 2015), while another study found that organizational identification was significantly related to UPB only when individuals had high (vs. low) positively reciprocity beliefs, which relate to the degree to which individuals endorse reciprocity in exchange relationships (Umphress et al, 2010).…”

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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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