TITLE:
The Hindrance of Moral Emotions: Using Leader Role Modeling to Foster Morally Courageous Behavior in Employees
AUTHORS:
Shahid Ullah, Barkat Ullah Khan, Muhammad Jawad Malik
KEYWORDS:
Hindrance, Moral Emotions, Leader Role Modeling, Morally Courageous Behavior in Employees
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.9 No.6,
June
30,
2021
ABSTRACT: The study is conducted with an aim to assess the impacts of leader
ethical role modeling and leader safety role modeling on the morally courageous
behavior among employees. The study has also checked the mediation of moral
emotions, including moral sympathy, moral contempt and moral anger and disgust
in between the relationship of leader ethical role modeling and morally
courageous behavior among employees, and also between the relationship of
leader safety role modeling and morally courageous behavior among employees.
Quantitative data is collected from 364 employees, supervisors that are working
together at the workplace and have high interaction and social exchange
relationships. Data analysis by applying SPSS and Amos has revealed significant
and positive impact of leader safety role modeling on the morally courageous
behavior among employees, whereas the impact of leader ethical role modeling is
found to be insignificant. The mediation of moral sympathy, moral contempt and
moral anger and disgust in the relationship between leader ethical role
modeling and morally courageous behavior, and also between the relationship of
leader safety role modeling and morally courageous behavior is found to be
significant and positive. The research has expanded the literature by
considering moral emotions for developing the morally courageous behavior in
the employees and to maximize the organizational outcomes as well.