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The Mediating Effects of Relational Identification and Organizational Identification between Ethical Leadership and Subordinates’ Deviant Behaviors

The present study examined the effect of ethical leadership on subordinates’ deviant behaviors. Additionally, it were hypothesized that the relationship between ethical leadership and subordinates’ interpersonal deviance and organizational deviance would be mediated by relational and organizational identification. Based on related theory and literature review, hypotheses were developed and tested. Survey data were collected from a sample of 275 employees in steel companies and analyzed. According to statistical analysis, the ethical leadership had significant negative effect on subordinates’ workplace deviances. In particular, the results showed that the relationship between ethical leadership and subordinates’ interpersonal and organizational deviance were fully mediated by relational identification. However, the mediating effects of organizational identification between ethical leadership and subordinates’ workplace deviances were not accepted. This study has some theoretical and practical implications. Above all, our results suggest that the usefulness of self identity theory for explaining the effects of ethical leadership on subordinates’ deviant behaviors. Limitations and directions for future research are examined in conclusion and discussion part.