The interactive effect of Islamic work ethics and leader-member exchange on workplace deviance behaviour and adaptive performance

Muhammad Qamar Zia, Muhammad Naveed, Syeda Tayyaba Fasih, Muhammad Usman Aleem and Muhammad Sufyan Ramish

International Journal of Ethics and Systems, 2022, vol. 38, issue 3, 530-548

Abstract: Purpose - Drawing upon conservation of theory, this study aims to extend the scant literature on the effect of leader-member exchange (LMX) on workplace deviance behaviour (WDB) and adaptive performance by investigating the role of Islamic work ethics as moderators. Design/methodology/approach - A time-lagged and multi-source data of (269 paired responses) of employees working in Islamic banks were used for hypotheses testing. Findings - Taken together, the findings revealed that Leader Member Exchange (LMX) has a positive and significant impact on adaptive performance and is negatively related to employees’ WDB. The results of the moderation effect showed the positive relationship of LMX with adaptive performance and the negative relationship with WDB is stronger for high Islamic work ethics (IWE). Practical implications - This study provides practical insight that Islamic business ethics plays a significant role in fostering adaptive performance and reducing the deviance behaviour of employees. Originality/value - To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study that examined the moderating role of IWE between LMX-adaptive performance and LMX-WDB. This study has also filled the gap of scant literature about the impact of LMX on adaptive performance and WDB.

Keywords: Leader-member exchange; Islamic work ethics; Adaptive performance; Workplace deviance behaviour (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1108/IJOES-06-2021-0123

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