Impact of Amoral Management on Unethical Pro Organizational Behaviours: A mediating-moderating model

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.