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- Context matters less than leadership in preventing unethical behaviorPublication . Alvez, Marlond; Marques, Tânia; Ramalho, NelsonEver since corporate scandals became a concern of public interest, leaders have been a common target for attributing responsibilities and ethical leadership has been suggested as a solution to prevent it. However, organizations, especially MNCs, are permeable to their social environment, and therefore, a contextual approach is called for. This study is set to empirically test a sequential mediation model bridging ethical leadership to employees’ unethical behavior via instrumental ethical climate and employee displacement of responsibility embedded in its society’s ethical standards represented by the country’s corruption index that acts as a moderator. A total of 184 participants comprised in 39 teams across 13 countries, answered a dyadic two-waved survey. Findings show that ethical leadership has an indirect influence on unethical behavior avoidance by diminishing the instrumental ethical climate and frustrating the displacement of responsibility of individuals. In addition, results suggest this process is not sensible to the corruption levels of countries. Such findings suggest organizations are less prone to adjust their ethical standards to the environment than usually expected. The unavoidable conclusion is that in MNCs, ethical leaders may suffice to counter any corruption-like pressure from the social environment but likewise, may be what it takes to foster a corrupted organization in a society that values ethical principles in business.
- Context Matters Less Than Leadership in Preventing Unethical Behaviour in International BusinessPublication . Antunez, Marlond; Ramalho, Nelson; Marques, Tânia M. G.This study empirically tests a sequential mediation model that links ethical leadership with employees’ unethical behaviour. The corruption index for countries is used as the moderator, because it represents both the instrumental ethical climate and the employee displacement of responsibility embedded in society’s ethical standards. A total of 175 participants comprising 41 teams (134 dyads) across 13 countries participated in a dyadic two-wave survey. The fndings show that ethical leadership has an indirect infuence on the avoidance of unethical behaviour by reducing the instrumental ethical climate and by negating the displacement of individuals’ responsibility. In addition, the results also show that this process is not sensitive to the countries’ corruption levels. Such fndings suggest that organizations are less prone to adjust their ethical standards to the environment than is usually expected. Accordingly, ethical leaders of MNCs may be instrumental in counteracting any corruptive pressure in the social environment, and likewise, non-ethical leaders may be a contributing factor to fostering corrupt organizations in a society that otherwise values ethical principles in business.
- How have covid-19 prevention measures affected professionals working at nursing homes?Publication . Santos-Marques, Catarina; Mangas, Catarina; Marques, Tânia; Gil, Ana Paula; Ramalho, Nelson; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves