title: Fostering good citizenship through ethical leadership: exploring the moderating role of gender and organizational politics.
abstract: Considering the implications of social exchange theory as a context for social role behavior, we tested relations between ethical leadership and both person- and task-focused organizational citizenship behavior and examined the roles played by employee gender and politics perceptions. Although social exchange theory predicts that ethical leadership is positively associated with citizenship, social role theory predicts that the nature of this relationship may vary on the basis of gender and politics perceptions. Results from data collected from 288 supervisor-subordinate dyads indicate that the pattern of male versus female employees' citizenship associated with ethical leadership depends significantly on their perceptions of politics. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.
authors.affiliation: The University of Alabama, Management and Marketing Department, Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, Box 870225, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0225, USA. mkacmar@cba.ua.edu
authors.forename: K Michele
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kacmar
authors.forename: Daniel G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Bachrach
authors.forename: Kenneth J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zivnuska
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D040861:Ethics, Business; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010465:Perception; D012380:Role; D012737:Sex Factors; D012919:Social Behavior; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology