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The impact of leader moral humility on follower moral self-efficacy and behavior.
J Appl Psychol. 2019 Jan; 104(1):146-163.JA

Abstract

This study utilizes social-cognitive theory, humble leadership theory, and the behavioral ethics literature to theoretically develop the concept of leader moral humility and its effects on followers. Specifically, we propose a theoretical model wherein leader moral humility and follower implicit theories about morality interact to predict follower moral efficacy, which in turn increases follower prosocial behavior and decreases follower unethical behavior. We furthermore suggest that these effects are strongest when followers hold an incremental implicit theory of morality (i.e., believing that one's morality is malleable). We test and find support for our theoretical model using two multiwave studies with Eastern (Study 1) and Western (Study 2) samples. Furthermore, we demonstrate that leader moral humility predicts follower moral efficacy and moral behaviors above and beyond the effects of ethical leadership and leader general humility. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).

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Owens BP
Marriott School of Business.
Yam KC
School of Business.
Bednar JS
Marriott School of Business.
Mao J
School of Business Administration.
Hart DW
Marriott School of Business.

MeSH

AdultChinaEmploymentFemaleHumansLeadershipMaleMiddle AgedMoralsSelf EfficacySocial BehaviorUnited StatesYoung Adult

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

30299115

Citation

Owens, Bradley P., et al. "The Impact of Leader Moral Humility On Follower Moral Self-efficacy and Behavior." The Journal of Applied Psychology, vol. 104, no. 1, 2019, pp. 146-163.
Owens BP, Yam KC, Bednar JS, et al. The impact of leader moral humility on follower moral self-efficacy and behavior. J Appl Psychol. 2019;104(1):146-163.
Owens, B. P., Yam, K. C., Bednar, J. S., Mao, J., & Hart, D. W. (2019). The impact of leader moral humility on follower moral self-efficacy and behavior. The Journal of Applied Psychology, 104(1), 146-163. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000353
Owens BP, et al. The Impact of Leader Moral Humility On Follower Moral Self-efficacy and Behavior. J Appl Psychol. 2019;104(1):146-163. PubMed PMID: 30299115.
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TY - JOUR T1 - The impact of leader moral humility on follower moral self-efficacy and behavior. AU - Owens,Bradley P, AU - Yam,Kai Chi, AU - Bednar,Jeffrey S, AU - Mao,Jianghua, AU - Hart,David W, Y1 - 2018/10/08/ PY - 2018/10/10/pubmed PY - 2019/3/21/medline PY - 2018/10/10/entrez SP - 146 EP - 163 JF - The Journal of applied psychology JO - J Appl Psychol VL - 104 IS - 1 N2 - This study utilizes social-cognitive theory, humble leadership theory, and the behavioral ethics literature to theoretically develop the concept of leader moral humility and its effects on followers. Specifically, we propose a theoretical model wherein leader moral humility and follower implicit theories about morality interact to predict follower moral efficacy, which in turn increases follower prosocial behavior and decreases follower unethical behavior. We furthermore suggest that these effects are strongest when followers hold an incremental implicit theory of morality (i.e., believing that one's morality is malleable). We test and find support for our theoretical model using two multiwave studies with Eastern (Study 1) and Western (Study 2) samples. Furthermore, we demonstrate that leader moral humility predicts follower moral efficacy and moral behaviors above and beyond the effects of ethical leadership and leader general humility. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved). SN - 1939-1854 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/30299115/The_impact_of_leader_moral_humility_on_follower_moral_self_efficacy_and_behavior_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -