Perceived ethical leadership
Its moderating influence on employees’ organisational commitment and organisational citizenship behaviours
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15345973 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeremy Mitonga-Monga (0000-0002-4287-7498, University of South Africa, corresponding author), Frans Cilliers (0000-0001-6185-6978, University of South Africa) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 35-42 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Psychology in Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1433-0237 • E-ISSN: 1815-5626 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14330237.2015.1124608 |
| OpenAlex | W2264442345 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 29 |
This study investigated the extent to which employees’ perception of ethical leadership moderated their organisational commitment and organisational citizenship behaviour. A non-probability purposive sample (N = 839; females = 32%) of employees in a railway organisation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) participated in the study. They completed the following measures: the Organisational Commitment Scale (OCS), the Organisational Citizenship Behaviour Questionnaire (OCBQ) and the Ethical Leadership Scale (ELS). Stepwise hierarchical regression analysis was utilised to determine the influence of employees’ perceptions of the relationships between their self-reported organisational commitment and organisational citizenship behaviour. The results indicated employee perceptions of the integrity, fairness and honesty aspects of ethical leadership to explain their affective, continuance and normative aspects of organisational commitment and organisational citizenship behaviour. The results also showed that employee perceptions of high ethical leadership influenced their willingness to engage in positive organisational commitment such as psychological attachment, work continuance, normative commitment and also their organisational citizen behaviours such as altruism, conscientiousness, courtesy and civic virtue. By implication, leaders with high ethical conduct have the potential to positively stimulate the commitment of employees towards supporting the organisational values and mission
Altruism (biology · Civic virtue · Ethical Leadership · Honesty · Organizational citizenship behavior · Organizational commitment · Political science · Public relations · Scale (ratio · Work (physics · Work ethic · Ethics in Business and Education · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology · Workplace Spirituality and Leadership
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
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| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |