The Effect of Ethical Leadership Behavior on Ethical Climate, Turnover Intention, and Affective Commitment

Ozgur Demirtas () and A. Akdogan ()

Journal of Business Ethics, 2015, vol. 130, issue 1, 59-67

Abstract: This study examines a mediated model of ethical leadership on ethical climate, turnover intention, and affective commitment. It is suggested that managers are role models in their organizations. Specifically, through ethical leadership behavior, managers can influence perceptions of ethical climate, which in turn will positively influence organizational members’ turnover intention, and affective commitment. The results indicate that ethical leadership has both direct and indirect effect on affective commitment and turnover intention. The indirect effect of ethical leadership involves shaping perceptions of ethical climate, which in turn, engenders greater affective organizational commitment and less turnover intention. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015

Keywords: Ethical leadership behavior; Ethical climate; Affective commitment; Turnover intention; Role model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/s10551-014-2196-6

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