Employees' Organizational Identity and Unethical Pro‐Organizational Behavior
A Micro‐Perspective on Corporate Carbon Emissions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19216429 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maoxin Ye (0000-0003-2542-7230, Southeast University), Lemei Zou (0000-0002-4834-3825, Sichuan University), Boya Wang (0009-0005-1540-3894, Southeast University), Chuanjun Liu (0000-0001-8169-7345, Sichuan University) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2026-05-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0245 • E-ISSN: 1475-682X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/soin.70053 |
| OpenAlex | W7161405213 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 60 |
The unethical pro‐organizational behavior in corporate low‐carbon emission context (low‐carbon UPB) and its social interacting mechanism were overlooked by previous studies. The present study addressed this gap by surveying a representative Chinese working population ( n = 583). Results showed that employee's organizational identity is negatively correlated with low‐carbon UPB, which is mediated by their concern for the organization's long‐term interests. Additionally, both high‐quality leader–member exchange relationships and perceived high inter‐organizational competition strengthen this negative relationship. The findings contribute valuable insights for promoting sustainable practices in organizations and reducing unethical behavior in corporate environmental reporting. This study underscores the importance of fostering strong organizational identity and long‐term sustainability goals to mitigate unethical pro‐organizational behavior in corporate low‐carbon UPB and promote ethical behaviors in corporate settings
Context (archaeology) · Corporate identity · Corporate social responsibility · Corporate sustainability · Identity (music) · Organizational Behavior · Organizational identity · Sustainability · Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting · Environmental Sustainability in Business · Ethics in Business and Education
Conceptualization and measurement of temporal focus
Leader–member exchange (LMX) and culture
Relaxing moral reasoning to win
Identification in Organizations
A Meta-Analysis of Antecedents and Consequences of Leader-Member Exchange
How Sustainability Ratings Might Deter ‘Greenwashing’
Advancing the social identity theory of leadership
Investigating When and Why Psychological Entitlement Predicts Unethical Pro-organizational Behavior
Misresponse to Reversed and Negated Items in Surveys
When Employees Do Bad Things for Good Reasons
The Relationship Between Ethical Leadership and Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior
Bad apples, bad cases, and bad barrels
Unethical behavior in the name of the company
Common method biases in behavioral research
Social Identity Theory and the Organization
SPSS and SAS procedures for estimating indirect effects in simple mediation models
Social Psychology of Intergroup Relations
Social Exchange Theory
Self-Reports in Organizational Research
The Role of Risk Climate and Ethical Self-interest Climate in Predicting Unethical Pro-organisational Behaviour
The Social Identity Theory of Intergroup Behavior
Development of reliable and valid short forms of the marlowe-crowne social desirability scale
How does green culture impact corporate environmental responsibility? A dual perspective from ability-motivation-opportunity and organizational learning theory
Good intentions, bad behavior
Why do ‘great minds’ think alike
Social identity theory
Alumni and their alma mater
Mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility? Legislative Innovation and Judicial Application in China
Ingroup favoritism in cooperation
The relationship between the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory and violations of business ethics in China
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |