Based on social exchange theory, this research aims to develop and test a model in which supervisor affiliation mediates the impact of servant leadership on employees’ pro-group unethical behavior a highly competitive intergroup environment. Using a sample of 239 employees from 39 groups in four foreign-owned engineering enterprises, we found that supervisor affiliation mediated the positive relationship between servant leadership and employees’ pro-group unethical behavior. Our results also revealed that employees’ moral attentiveness weakened the positive impact of supervisor affiliation on pro-group unethical behavior. The current study contributes to business ethics research by advancing our understanding of antecedents of pro-group unethical behavior as well as how servant leadership leads to employees’ unethical behaviors. Implications for theory, practice, and directions for future research are discussed.

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作为边界条件的道德关注：仆人式领导和主管隶属关系对亲团体不道德行为的影响

基于社会交换理论，本研究旨在开发和测试一个模型，在该模型中，主管隶属关系在高度竞争的群际环境中调节仆人式领导对员工亲群体不道德行为的影响。通过对四家外资工程企业 39 个群体的 239 名员工的样本，我们发现主管隶属关系在仆人式领导与员工亲群体不道德行为之间存在正向关系。我们的研究结果还表明，员工的道德关注削弱了主管隶属关系对亲团体不道德行为的积极影响。目前的研究通过促进我们对亲团体不道德行为的前因以及仆人式领导如何导致员工不道德行为的理解，为商业道德研究做出了贡献。