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The influence of organizational identification on the curvilinear relationship between leader humility and follower unethical pro-organizational behavior

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  • Song, Jun
  • Wang, Kuai
  • He, Changqing

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This study utilized social exchange and social learning perspectives to develop a theoretical model about how leader humility predicts follower unethical pro-organizational behavior (UPB). Using two-wave data obtained from 203 full-time employees nested within 46 work teams in eastern China, regression analyses revealed a nonmonotonic association between leader humility and follower UPB, such that follower UPB was most at intermediate levels of leader humility. Moreover, the strength of this curvilinear relationship was found to be moderated by the followers’ organizational identification, such that the inverted U-curve relationship between leader humility and follower UPB will be stronger for followers with high organizational identification than for those with low organizational identification. Implications in theory and practice, along with limitations of our findings, were discussed.

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  • Song, Jun & Wang, Kuai & He, Changqing, 2025. "The influence of organizational identification on the curvilinear relationship between leader humility and follower unethical pro-organizational behavior," Journal of Management & Organization, Cambridge University Press, vol. 31(2), pages 679-695, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jomorg:v:31:y:2025:i:2:p:679-695_15
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