Workplace Spirituality and Unethical Pro-organizational Behavior: The Mediating Effect of Job Satisfaction

Suchuan Zhang ()
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Suchuan Zhang: Shanxi University

Journal of Business Ethics, 2020, vol. 161, issue 3, No 12, 687-705

Abstract: Abstract This study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding about the mechanism that underlies the detrimental effects of workplace spirituality (WPS) dimensions on employee unethical pro-organizational behavior (UPB), directly as well as indirectly, through job satisfaction. Using a sample consisting of 458 employees in various organizations in China, this study reveals that two dimensions of WPS are positively associated with UPB. Also the results of this paper show that each of the three dimensions of WPS has a significant positive relationship with job satisfaction. Furthermore, this study successfully confirms the mediating effect of job satisfaction in the relationship between WPS dimensions and UPB. Finally, theoretical and practical implications, future research directions and limitations of this study are discussed at the end of this research article.

Keywords: Workplace spirituality; Job satisfaction; Unethical pro-organizational behavior; Social exchange theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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