Purpose

The ethical issues arising at work demand the role of both leader and employees, but how both the levels are linked in determining the ethical responses is an area that has not gained due attention in the past. Against this backdrop, this study aims to address the influence of a leader’s authenticity and ethical voice on ethical culture and the role ethicality of followers.

Design/methodology/approach

Survey design has been used, and a questionnaire is used to elicit the responses. In total, 381 filled questionnaires were used for data analysis.

Findings

The findings of this study highlight the role of authentic leadership in predicting the role ethicality of followers both directly and through the mediation of ethical culture. Furthermore, a leader’s ethical voice strengthens the authentic leadership and outcome relationships (with ethical culture and followers’ role ethicality). The moderated-mediation mechanism has proved as the leaders’ voice foster the indirect mechanism.

Originality/value

There is a dearth of literature that has focused on leadership traits (authenticity) and behavior (ethical voice) in predicting the followers’ outcomes (perceptions – ethical culture and behaviors – role ethicality). The moderated-mediation mechanism has been unattended in the past.

中文翻译：

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真实领导与追随者角色种族性：领导者的道德声音和道德文化的作用

目的

工作中出现的道德问题需要领导者和员工共同发挥作用，但在确定道德反应时如何将这两个层面联系起来是一个过去没有得到应有关注的领域。在此背景下，本研究旨在探讨领导者的真实性和道德声音对道德文化和追随者角色道德的影响。

设计/方法/方法

已使用调查设计，并使用问卷来引出答复。总共有381份填好的问卷用于数据分析。

发现

这项研究的结果突出了真实领导在直接和通过道德文化的中介预测追随者的角色道德方面的作用。此外，领导者的道德声音加强了真实的领导和结果关系（与道德文化和追随者的角色道德）。调解调解机制已被证明是领导的声音培育了间接机制。

原创性/价值

缺乏关注领导特质（真实性）和行为（道德声音）来预测追随者结果（感知——道德文化和行为——角色道德）的文献。调解调解机制过去一直无人问津。