| A stumble may prevent a fall: The relationship between workplace ostracism and unethical decision making |
Received:October 16, 2017 Revised:October 16, 2017 |
Key Words: unethical decision making, workplace ostracism, emotional exhaustion, competitive orientation, cooperative orientation |
| Author Name | Affiliation | | Lei Qi* | School of Management, Shandong University | | Di Cai | School of Management, Shandong University | | Bing Liu | School of Management, Shandong University | | Song Chang | Shool of Business, Hong Kong Baptist University |
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Abstract: |
| This study aims to explore how and when employees’ perception of workplace ostracism may lead to employees’ unethical behaviors. We examine the mediating effect of emotional exhaustion on the relationship between workplace ostracism and unethical decision making. We finally propose a second-stage moderated mediation model integrating social information processing theory and events theory. Longitudinal data were collected from 699 employees in three public hospitals in three cities of China indicate that workplace ostracism is positively related to emotional exhaustion, which in turn positively influence unethical decision making. Emotional exhaustion partially mediates the relationship between workplace ostracism and unethical decision making. Moreover, employees with high level competitive orientation are more likely to engage in unethical decision making as their reaction to perceived workplace ostracism via emotional exhaustion; employees with high level cooperative orientation will weaken the indirect effect of workplace ostracism on unethical decision making via emotional exhaustion. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. |
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