Psychological Reactance to Leader Moral Hypocrisy

IF 3.4 2区 哲学 Q2 BUSINESS
McKenzie R. Rees, Isaac H. Smith, Andrew T. Soderberg
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Abstract

Drawing on early work on ethical leadership, we argue that when leaders engage in leader moral hypocrisy (i.e., ethical promotion without ethical demonstration), followers can experience psychological reactance—a negative response to a perceived restriction of freedom—which can have negative downstream consequences. In a survey of employee–manager dyads (study 1), we demonstrate that leader moral hypocrisy is positively associated with follower psychological reactance, which increases follower deviance. In two subsequent laboratory experiments, we find similar patterns of results (study 2) and explore potential alternative mechanisms (study 3). We demonstrate in a final experiment with working adults that the relationship between leader moral hypocrisy and psychological reactance is partly explained by increased perceptions of a leader’s use of power (study 4). We discuss the implications of our findings and advocate for further understanding of the risks associated with psychological reactance in response to leaders and other workplace situations.

对领袖道德虚伪的心理抗拒
借鉴早期关于道德领导的研究,我们认为,当领导者进行道德虚伪(即,没有道德示范的道德推广)时,追随者可能会产生心理抗拒——对自由限制的负面反应——这可能会产生负面的下游后果。通过对员工-管理者二人组的调查(研究1),我们发现领导者道德虚伪与下属心理抗拒正相关,而心理抗拒会增加下属的偏差行为。在随后的两个实验中,我们发现了类似的结果模式(研究2),并探索了潜在的替代机制(研究3)。我们在最后一项针对在职成年人的实验中证明,领导者道德虚伪和心理抗拒之间的关系部分可以通过对领导者使用权力的感知增加来解释(研究4)。我们讨论了我们的研究结果的含义,并主张进一步理解与应对领导者和其他人的心理抗拒相关的风险工作场所的情况。
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期刊介绍: Business Ethics Quarterly (BEQ) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that publishes theoretical and empirical research relevant to the ethics of business. Since 1991 this multidisciplinary journal has published articles and reviews on a broad range of topics, including the internal ethics of business organizations, the role of business organizations in larger social, political and cultural frameworks, and the ethical quality of market-based societies and market-based relationships. It recognizes that contributions to the better understanding of business ethics can come from any quarter and therefore publishes scholarship rooted in the humanities, social sciences, and professional fields.
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