The Effects of Explicit and Implicit Ethics Institutionalization on Employee Life Satisfaction and Happiness: The Mediating Effects of Employee Experiences in Work Life and Moderating Effects of Work–Family Life Conflict

Dong-Jin Lee, Grace B. Yu (), M. Joseph Sirgy, Anusorn Singhapakdi and Lorenzo Lucianetti
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Dong-Jin Lee: Yonsei University
Grace B. Yu: Duksung Women’s University
M. Joseph Sirgy: Virginia Tech
Anusorn Singhapakdi: Old Dominion University
Lorenzo Lucianetti: University of Chieti and Pescara

Journal of Business Ethics, 2018, vol. 147, issue 4, No 12, 855-874

Abstract: Abstract The purpose of this study was to develop and test a model capturing the effects of ethics institutionalization on employee experiences in work life and overall life satisfaction. It was hypothesized that explicit ethics institutionalization has a positive effect on implicit ethics institutionalization, which in turn enhances employee experiences in work life. It was also hypothesized that employee work life experiences (job satisfaction, quality of work life, esprit de corps, and organizational commitment) have a positive effect on overall life satisfaction and happiness, moderated by work–family life conflict. Data were collected though a survey of marketing managers in Italy. The data provide good but partial support for the model. Theoretical and managerial implications are discussed.

Keywords: Ethics institutionalization; Work life experiences; Life satisfaction; Employee happiness; Work–family life conflict (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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