A. Zahiri; N. Arshadi; A. Neisi
Volume 21, Issue 2 , December 2014, , Pages 105-124
Abstract
The purpose of this study was designing and testing a model of some antecedents (conscientious, agreeableness, neuroticism and ethical context) and outcomes (organizational support, affective commitment, and organizational citizenship behaviors) of ethical leadership. The samples consisted of 213 employees ...
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The purpose of this study was designing and testing a model of some antecedents (conscientious, agreeableness, neuroticism and ethical context) and outcomes (organizational support, affective commitment, and organizational citizenship behaviors) of ethical leadership. The samples consisted of 213 employees of Karun Oil and Gas Production Company who were selected through stratified random sampling. The participants in this study completed the NEO, ethical context, ethical leadership, perceived organizational support, organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior questionnaires. The fitness of the proposed model was examined through structural equation modeling (SEM), using SPSS-19 and AMOS-18 software packages. The indirect effects were tested using the bootstrap procedure. Findings indicated that the proposed model fit the data properly. Better fit and more meaningful results were obtained by using AMOS modification indices. The results confirmed the positive relationship of conscientious, agreeableness and ethical context with ethical leadership and the negative relationship of neuroticism with ethical leadership. In addition, perceived organizational support was positively related to affective commitment, and organizational citizenship behavior and ethical leadership was positively related to perceived organizational support, affective commitment, and organizational citizenship behaviors. All indirect paths were also significant.
