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Effects of Idiosyncratic Deals, Psychological Contract, Job Satisfaction and Environmental Turbulence on Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior

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  • Yan Huang

    (College of Business Administration, Wonkwang University, No. 460, Iksandae-ro, Iksan 54538, Republic of Korea)

  • Xin Liu

    (College of Business Administration, Wonkwang University, No. 460, Iksandae-ro, Iksan 54538, Republic of Korea)

  • Jaehyoung Kim

    (College of Business Administration, Seojeong University, 27 Seojeong-ro, Yangju-si 11429, Republic of Korea)

  • Sanggyun Na

    (College of Business Administration, Wonkwang University, No. 460, Iksandae-ro, Iksan 54538, Republic of Korea)

Abstract

Corporate ethics is an important part of corporate sustainable development. Sustainability is not only about the environment but also about the well-being of employees, including job satisfaction (JS), the Psychological contract (PC), etc. Among them, to organize relationships with other stakeholders, the unethical pro-organizational behavior (UPB) of employees not only damages the corporate image and reputation but even threatens the sustainable development of the enterprise. In this context, the influencing factors that induce UPB should be analyzed and considered. Based on social exchange theory and social cognitive theory, this research explores how idiosyncratic deals (I-deals) affect employees’ intention to perform UPB through the PC and JS from the viewpoint of employee-organization relationships, and the moderating role of environmental turbulence in it. The research sample was drawn from 377 employees working in China, manufacturing companies. The questionnaire was distributed at two time points. In the first questionnaire, the employees who participated in the survey answered information such as idiosyncratic deals, the PC, JS and environmental turbulence (ET). After 1 month, employees responded to UPB messages. The research hypotheses were tested analytically using SPSS 23.0 and Amos 23.0. The survey showed that I-deals had a beneficial impact on UPB. The psychological contract and JS also mediated the influence on I-deals on UPB. The positive relationship between I-deals and UPB through the chain mediated effect of PC and JS. Moreover, ET positively moderates the relationship between I-deals and UPB, the higher the ET, the stronger the relationship between I-deals and UPB. Conversely, the lower.

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  • Yan Huang & Xin Liu & Jaehyoung Kim & Sanggyun Na, 2022. "Effects of Idiosyncratic Deals, Psychological Contract, Job Satisfaction and Environmental Turbulence on Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(23), pages 1-14, November.
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