Say no to wrongdoing: the serial mediation model of responsible leadership and whistleblowing intentions
International Journal of Manpower
ISSN: 0143-7720
Article publication date: 20 October 2020
Issue publication date: 8 July 2021
Abstract
Purpose
Drawing on the role theory, this study examines how responsible leadership invokes whistleblowing intentions in employees by intervening through “trust in leader” and “person-organization fit.”
Design/methodology/approach
Using the Hayes (2013) approach, the authors tested the model by collecting a multi-wave data from banking sector employees.
Findings
Results of the study show that responsible leadership kindles whistleblowing intentions in banks' employees. Further, the results reveal that both “trust in leader” and “person-organization fit” individually mediate the relationship between responsible leadership and whistleblowing intentions. Moreover, we found that the relationship between responsible leadership and whistleblowing intentions is serially mediated through “trust in leader” and “person-organization fit.”
Originality/value
The current study contributes to whistleblowing intentions and responsible leadership literature by suggesting “trust in leader” and “person-organization fit” as process through which responsible leaders kindle employee's outcomes.
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Acknowledgements
The authors profoundly acknowledge Editor and reviewers’ valuable comments and suggestions to improve the quality and contributions of earlier versions of our manuscript.Funding: The authors did not receive any funding for this research project.
Citation
Akhtar, M.W., Javed, M., Syed, F., Aslam, M.K. and Hussain, K. (2021), "Say no to wrongdoing: the serial mediation model of responsible leadership and whistleblowing intentions", International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 42 No. 5, pp. 889-903. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJM-02-2020-0070
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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