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| The Formation and Prevention of Unethical Pro-Supervisor Behavior from the Perspective of Chinese Bao Culture |
| FU Bo，PENG Jian，CHEN Zhi |
| 1. Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China; 2. Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China |
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Abstract Taking Chinese “Bao” theory as starting point, and basing on survey data from 326 employees and their supervisor, this paper aims to explore the formation mechanism of unethical pro-supervisor behavior. The results show that: (1) There exists a significantly positive correlation between supervisor-subordinate guanxi and unethical pro-supervisor behavior. (2) Both instrumental commitment and affective commitment are partial mediators between supervisor-subordinate guanxi and unethical pro-supervisor behavior. The mediating effect of affective commitment is stronger than instrumental commitment. (3) The subordinate’s moral identity moderates the relationship between instrumental commitment and unethical pro-supervisor behavior and the indirect relationship between supervisor-subordinate guanxi and unethical pro-supervisor behavior through instrumental commitment such that this relationship is weaker for subordinates with high levels with low levels between supervisor-subordinate guanxi and unethical pro-supervisor behavior is not moderated by moral identity.
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Received: 15 March 2021
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