The Dual Effects of Ethical Leadership on Pro-organizational Behaviours: Evidence from Vietnam

Nguyen Thi Quynh Trang (), Le Dinh Minh Tri () and Alang Tho ()
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Nguyen Thi Quynh Trang: University of Economics and Law, Vietnam National University, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics
Le Dinh Minh Tri: International University, Vietnam National University, Office of Graduate Affairs, School of Business
Alang Tho: International University, Vietnam National University, Department of Marketing, School of Business

A chapter in Vietnamese Business and Sustainable Development in a Globalized and Digitalized Era, 2026, pp 145-166 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Our study demonstrates how ethical leadership fosters organisational citizenship behaviour through the cultivation of public service motivation, and how it may inadvertently encourage unethical pro-organisational behaviours when employees strongly identify with their leader. To achieve this, we analysed survey data from public sector employees in Vietnam using partial least squares structural equation modelling. Findings support the multifaceted influence of ethical leadership on employee pro-organisational behaviours, specifically its ability to simultaneously drive both positive (organisational citizenship behaviours) and negative (unethical pro-organisational behaviour) outcomes. We propose strategies for public organisations to integrate public service motivation values into their practices and to carefully manage employee-leader identification.

Keywords: ethical leadership; organisational citizenship behaviours; unethical pro-organisational behaviours; public service motivation; employee identification with leaders (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-24745-2_8

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