Researchers have paid much attention to the performance implications of authoritarian leadership. However, less effort has been devoted to exploring its ethical consequences at work. Drawing on the social cognitive theory of morality, this study explores the indirect relationship between authoritarian leadership and subordinates’ unethical pro-organizational behaviors (UPB) via displacement of responsibility. A vignette-based experimental study (Study 1) and a time-lagged field study (Study 2) were conducted to test our hypotheses. Consistent findings were accumulated for the indirect relationship between authoritarian leadership and UPB through displacement of responsibility (both Study 1 and 2). Furthermore, this indirect relationship was stronger among employees with low level of moral efficacy (Study 2). We conclude this study by discussing the theoretical and practical implications of these findings.

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盲目追随的危险：审视威权领导与不道德的亲组织行为之间的关系

研究人员非常关注威权领导的绩效影响。然而，很少有人致力于探索其在工作中的道德后果。本研究借鉴道德的社会认知理论，通过责任置换探讨了威权领导与下属不道德的亲组织行为（UPB）之间的间接关系。进行了基于小插曲的实验研究（研究 1）和时间滞后的实地研究（研究 2）来检验我们的假设。通过转移责任（研究 1 和 2），对威权领导与 UPB 之间的间接关系积累了一致的研究结果。此外，这种间接关系在道德效能水平低的员工中更为明显（研究 2）。