Abstract:
Management morality has been a topic of discussion for a very long time owing to its impacts
not only on employees, but also on the organization as a whole. Besides many negative
outcomes that are associated with amoral management practices, one that is particularly
important is employees’ pro-organizational unethical behaviors. Managers’ role is of great
importance where ethicality of employees is concerned. This study aims to examine the impact
of amoral managers on employees’ unethical pro-organizational behaviors in the presence of
employees’ perceived ethicality about unethical pro-organizational behaviors which plays a
role of a mediator in the study. Considering the contextual nature of the manager employee
relationship, organizational climate is used as a moderating factor to examine its effect on
employees’ behavioral changes. This study is conducted in the services sector of Pakistan
owning to sector’s increased importance in recent years and greater instances of amoral
management practices in the sector. This research followed quantitative research method using
survey questionnaires to collect data from employees of different organizations in the services
sector of Pakistan. The useable sample for the study is 302. Results are analyzed through SPSS
and Smart-PLS 4.0. The results signify a positive relationship between amoral management
and UPBs, where employees perceived ethicality act as mediator. However, no moderation
effect of organizational climate was found during the research. These findings have important
implications for organizations in the services sector of Pakistan, as well as for practitioners
looking to improve ethical behavior among employees.