- Research Journal of Business and Management
- Vol: 6 Issue: 1
- AN EMPIRICAL EXAMINATION OF THE MEDIATING ROLES OF COMMUNICATION AND ETHICAL CLIMATE
AN EMPIRICAL EXAMINATION OF THE MEDIATING ROLES OF COMMUNICATION AND ETHICAL CLIMATE
Authors : Ali Yagmur, Meral Elci
Pages : 9-23
Doi:10.17261/Pressacademia.2019.1018
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Publication Date : 2019-03-30
Article Type : Research
Abstract :Purpose - The aim of this search is to examine the effects of ethical climate and communication climate on the relationship between ethical leadership and employee voice behavior regarding communication perspective. Habermas’ theory of communicative action is mainly used to explain the relationships. Methodology - Survey method is used to test the hypothesized effects in the proposed model. 514 personnel and supervisors from the industries of public services, technology, government, educational services and manufacturing are surveyed. Survey results are analyzed by structural equation modelling. Findings - As a result of the research, all hypothesized relationships in the proposed model are supported revealing that ethical leadership is related to employee voice behavior and this relationship is partially mediated by both communication climate and ethical climate. Conclusion - Working with an ethical leader in an environment perceived as having an effective ethical and communication climate fosters voice of employees, which, in turn, causes to the company to get the benefits of having higher voice of employees.Keywords : Ethical climate, ethical leadership, communication climate, employee voice, mediator role of communication climate