Virtues-centered moral identity: An identity-based explanation of the functioning of virtuous leadership

Wang, Gordon; Hackett, Rick D.

doi:10.1016/j.leaqua.2020.101421

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“…Although Wang and Hackett (2020) did not address it, we expect VCMI to mediate the direct positive relationship observed between virtuous leadership and OCB (e.g. Nassif et al.…”

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confidence: 83%

“…Indeed, people are motivated to think and behave in ways that affirm themselves as moral (Chowdhury and Fernando, 2014). Though the moral identity construct has been defined in a variety of ways (Wang and Hackett, 2020: Table 1), the perspective of Aquino and colleagues, (e.g. Aquino and Reed, 2002; Aquino et al.…”

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“…Though Wang and Hackett (2020) presented theory to suggest that VCMI is implicated in the positive functioning of virtuous leadership, empirical evidence is lacking. For instance, the mediation effects of VCMI on the positive relationships between virtuous leadership and leader/follower moral behavior and happiness have not been empirically examined in the literature.…”

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Virtuous leadership, moral behavior, happiness and organizational citizenship: the mediating effect of virtues-centered moral identity

Wang

Hackett

2022

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PurposeGuided by the importance ascribed to the self-cultivation of virtue, the authors examined virtues-centered moral identity (VCMI) as a mediator of the positive relationship between virtuous leadership and several valued personal and organizational outcomes.Design/methodology/approachHypotheses were tested using data from 131 leader–subordinate dyads based in the USA and Canada, using the SPSS Statistics Software 27.0 PROCESS Macro v 3.5.FindingsLeaders’ VCMI mediates the positive effects of virtuous leadership (subordinate-rated) on leaders’ moral behavior (subordinate-rated) and their self-rated happiness. Followers’ VCMI mediates the positive effects of virtuous leadership on organizational citizenship (as judged by leaders) and self-rated happiness of followers. Followers’ VCMI did not mediate between virtuous leadership and followers’ moral behavior.Research limitations/implicationsAlthough participants of this study were from a variety of industries, the sample was based in the USA and Canada; hence, any culture-specific leader behaviors and processes were likely missed. Moreover, some of the relationships examined involved data from the same source such that these associations may have been artificially inflated by common method variance. Even so, in each case, the sources we used (leader and follower) were appropriate to the research question. Nonetheless, for example, to collect Virtuous Leadership Questionnaire (VLQ)-based assessments from other stakeholders (e.g. peers and customers) remains of interest.Practical implicationsA practiced strong sense of VCMI has the potential to short-circuit unethical behavior and contribute to happiness among both subordinates and leaders. VCMI is implicated in the fostering of subordinates’ organizational citizenship as well.Social implicationsThe authors' findings imply that leaders and followers can acquire knowledge structures associated with moral virtues and virtuous acts through formal and informal learning, suggesting an affirmative answer to the question, “Are virtuous acts teachable? This is an important starting point in developing theoretically sound programs for promoting virtuous acts as called for by many scholars and practitioners. The authors' study highlights the importance of virtues-related education because VCMI is likely developed through formal learning.Originality/valueThe authors' VCMI mediation-based findings offer a completely new explanation for the positive functioning of virtuous leadership, which formerly had been grounded in attribution and social learning processes only.

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“…Although Wang and Hackett (2020) did not address it, we expect VCMI to mediate the direct positive relationship observed between virtuous leadership and OCB (e.g. Nassif et al.…”

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2022

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“…Chinese, Ancient Greek, and Eastern philosophy have a deeprooted unity in the ways and consequences of this change. Wang and Hackett (2020) examine the characteristics of the virtuous leadership under the headings of courage, being balanced/moderate, justice, prudence and humanity.…”

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Erdemli Liderlik Algısının, Birey-Örgüt Uyumu ve İş Tatminine Etkisi

Taşpinar¹,

Eryeşil²

2021

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Bu çalışmada, erdemli liderlik, birey-örgüt uyumu ve iş tatmini kavramları incelenmiş ve bu kavramların birbirleri üzerindeki etkileri incelenerek devlet okullarında çalışan öğretmenler üzerinde bir uygulama yapılmıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, bir süpervizörün astları tarafından algılanan erdemli liderliğin, astların birey-örgüt uyumu ile iş tatmini üzerinde etkisi olup olmadığını belirlemektir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda Şırnak ilinde devlet okullarında çalışan öğretmenlerden 145 kişiden rastgele örneklem yöntemine göre ve online anket yöntemiyle veriler elde edilmiştir.

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“…In the strategic management literature, AV was applied to assist in equipping and framing practice theory with moral categorization, thereby putting ethical content toward theorizing strategy‐as‐practice (Tsoukas, 2018). Finally, in the leadership literature, AV was implemented to conceptualize virtue‐centered leadership by distinguishing the fundamental differences between moral goals, moral traits, and moral virtue (Wang & Hackett, 2020).…”

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The influence of Alasdair MacIntyre’s “After Virtue” book on business ethics studies: A citation concept analysis

Akgün

Keskin

Fidan

2021

Business Ethics Env & Resp

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Alasdair MacIntyre’s title, After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory (AV), is a thought‐provoking, influential, ground‐breaking title that contributes much to business ethics studies. However, to date, there has not been any systematic and comprehensive study that has examined AV’s overall impact on the business ethics landscape. This study thus offers specific and rich information about AV’s realized contribution to business ethics over the past 20 years. First, using citation concept analysis (CCA), which refers to a content analysis of statements surrounding in‐text citations of AV in articles referring to the primary source, we reveal which AV contents have been either frequently cited or rarely cited. Our findings indicate that although researchers have cited considerably rich and diverse content from AV, there remains a discrepancy for citation contexts when compared to AV’s original content related to MacIntyre’s multi‐level virtue conceptualization. Secondly, using citation depth analysis for how citations of AV spread through a primary source in one of the three categories, for example, limited, intermediate, and comprehensive, we find that AV content has been increasingly cited in both an intermediate and a comprehensive way. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of this offered study in the management and organization studies.

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Virtues-centered moral identity: An identity-based explanation of the functioning of virtuous leadership

Cited by 27 publications

References 110 publications

Virtuous leadership, moral behavior, happiness and organizational citizenship: the mediating effect of virtues-centered moral identity

Virtuous leadership, moral behavior, happiness and organizational citizenship: the mediating effect of virtues-centered moral identity

Erdemli Liderlik Algısının, Birey-Örgüt Uyumu ve İş Tatminine Etkisi

The influence of Alasdair MacIntyre’s “After Virtue” book on business ethics studies: A citation concept analysis

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