Understanding the consequences of unethical pro-organizational behavior: a dual pathway model from an actor-based perspective
ISSN: 1746-5265
Article publication date: 28 January 2025
Issue publication date: 17 February 2025
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to synthesize unethical pro-organizational behavior (UPB) research that has empirically examined consequences of UPB and to provide an actor-based perspective rooted in a dual pathway self-regulation model.
Design/methodology/approach
We first systematically reviewed the literature on the consequences of UPB. Given the duality of UPB (i.e. pro-organizational and unethical simultaneously), we followed with the theoretical development of a dual pathway model of UPB consequences and suggest propositions from an actor-based perspective.
Findings
We posited that the distinctive attributes of UPB give rise to corresponding and distinct employee attitudes and behaviors.
Originality/value
Taking an actor-based perspective and drawing on theories of moral self-regulation and self-consistency, we seek to (1) determine why some UPB actors’ self-evaluations of their UPBs focus on the pro-organizational nature of their behaviors versus the unethical nature of their behaviors (i.e. dual pathway) and (2) determine the potential consequences (i.e. actor’s behavioral and attitudinal responses) of each pathway.
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Acknowledgements
This work was supported by The College of Humanities and Social Sciences Convergence, Yonsei University MIRAE Campus (The College Growth Research Fund 2023-62-0068).
Citation
Dadaboyev, S.M.U., Paek, S., Choi, S. and Farro, A.C. (2025), "Understanding the consequences of unethical pro-organizational behavior: a dual pathway model from an actor-based perspective", Baltic Journal of Management, Vol. 20 No. 1, pp. 109-132. https://doi.org/10.1108/BJM-05-2024-0265
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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