Say no to wrongdoing: the serial mediation model of responsible leadership and whistleblowing intentions. Issue 5 (20th October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Akhtar, Muhammad Waheed; Javed, Muzhar; Syed, Fauzia; Aslam, Muhammad Kashif; Hussain, Khalid
• Is Part Of: International journal of manpower. Volume 42:Issue 5(2021)
• Page Start: 889
• Page End: 903
• Publication Date: 2020-10-20
• Subjects: Responsible leadership -- Trust in leader -- Person-organization fit -- Whistleblowing intentions -- Role theory; 331.1105
• DOI: 10.1108/IJM-02-2020-0070
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0143-7720

Abstract

Abstract : Purpose: Drawing on the role theory, this study examines how responsible leadership invokes whistleblowing intentions in employees by intervening through "trust in leader" and "person-organization fit." Design/methodology/approach: Using the Hayes (2013) approach, the authors tested the model by collecting a multi-wave data from banking sector employees. Findings: Results of the study show that responsible leadership kindles whistleblowing intentions in banks' employees. Further, the results reveal that both "trust in leader" and "person-organization fit" individually mediate the relationship between responsible leadership and whistleblowing intentions. Moreover, we found that the relationship between responsible leadership and whistleblowing intentions is serially mediated through "trust in leader" and "person-organization fit." Originality/value: The current study contributes to whistleblowing intentions and responsible leadership literature by suggesting "trust in leader" and "person-organization fit" as process through which responsible leaders kindle employee's outcomes.