We demonstrate the value of a moral decision making paradigm for investigating the effects of intention and harm on followers' reactions to leaders' wrongdoing. We also introduce damaged relational identity as a mediator of these effects. Participants were assigned to one of four conditions in which intention to harm and harm were manipulated. The study was conducted using a stochastic, incentivized economic game that involved real monetary consequences for the followers. The results indicated that intention to harm was the primary determinant of followers' withdrawal behavior while actual harm had no effect on withdrawal. A desire to punish the offending leader was influenced by both intention and harm. Damaged relational identity mediated the effect of intention on withdrawal behavior and punishment. In contrast, harm's effect on punishment was direct. We hope that our study stimulates additional research on leader misconduct using intention and identification processes as linchpins.

我们证明了道德决策范式对于调查意图和伤害对追随者对领导者不法行为的反应的影响的价值。我们还引入了受损的关系身份作为这些影响的中介。参与者被分配到伤害意图和伤害被操纵的四种情况之一。该研究是使用一种随机的、激励性的经济游戏进行的，该游戏涉及对追随者的实际货币后果。结果表明，伤害意图是追随者退出行为的主要决定因素，而实际伤害对退出行为没有影响。惩罚违规领导者的愿望受到意图和伤害的影响。受损的关系身份介导了意向对退缩行为和惩罚的影响。相比之下，伤害' 对惩罚的影响是直接的。我们希望我们的研究能够以意图和识别过程为关键，激发对领导者不当行为的更多研究。