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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.
Key wordssupervisor-subordinate guanxi      affective commitment      instrumental commitment      “Bao” theory      moral identity      unethical pro-supervisor behavior     
Received: 15 March 2021     
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FU Bo,PENG Jian,CHEN Zhi. The Formation and Prevention of Unethical Pro-Supervisor Behavior from the Perspective of Chinese Bao Culture[J]. Chinese Journal of Management, 2021, 18(11): 1629-.
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