We examine the effects of moral (vs. competent) leadership on followers' leader evaluations and endorsement. In Study 1 (N = 157), followers evaluated a leader more negatively and endorsed them less when they failed on morality than competence. An indirect effect from leader morality to leader evaluation, through perceived group prototypicality emerged, demonstrating the identity-basis of this evaluation. In Studies 2 (N = 150), 3 (N = 297), and 4 (N = 192) participants considered incongruous situations in which the leader failed on morality but succeed on competence, or vice-versa. Followers expressed more negative evaluations and less endorsement of an immoral but competent leader than of a moral but incompetent leader, through group prototypicality. In Study 4, we manipulated group prototypicality. A leader considered prototypical of the group received worse evaluations when they behaved immorally, irrespective of their competence. Results contribute to the understanding of leader-followers dynamics.

我们研究了道德（与胜任）领导对追随者领导评价和认可的影响。在研究 1 (N = 157) 中，追随者对领导者的评价更消极，当他们在道德方面失败时，他们对他们的认可比在能力方面少。领导者道德对领导者评价的间接影响，通过感知的群体原型出现，证明了这种评价的身份基础。在研究 2 (N = 150)、3 (N = 297) 和 4 (N = 192) 中，参与者考虑了领导者在道德上失败但在能力上成功的不协调情况，反之亦然。通过群体原型，与道德但无能的领导者相比，追随者对不道德但有能力的领导者表达了更多的负面评价和更少的支持。在研究 4 中，我们操纵了群体原型。一个被认为是该群体原型的领导者在行为不道德时会受到更差的评价，无论他们的能力如何。结果有助于理解领导者-追随者的动态。