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. 2022 Jun 20:13:726009.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.726009. eCollection 2022.

Linking Leader's Behavioral Integrity With Workplace Ostracism: A Mediated-Moderated Model

Seemab Chaman  1 , Sadia Shaheen  2 , Asrar Hussain  3
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Linking Leader's Behavioral Integrity With Workplace Ostracism: A Mediated-Moderated Model

Seemab Chaman et al. Front Psychol. .

Abstract

Drawing on the social exchange theory (SET) and research on leadership influences, we developed and inspected a multilevel model to test the conditions and mechanisms through which a leader's behavioral integrity (LBI) deters workplace ostracism (WO). We used trust as a mediator and the narcissistic personality of a leader as a boundary condition in the connection between a LBI and WO. Data were collected from 249 employees working in different five- and four-star hotels in Pakistan over three time lags. The statistical results revealed that a LBI reduces WO. Additionally, a LBI has an indirect effect on WO through interpersonal trust. We did not find statistical support for the moderating role of the narcissistic personality of a leader in the relationship between a LBI and WO. Implications, along with limitations and future research directions, are also discussed.

Keywords: interpersonal trust; leader’s behavioral integrity; narcissistic personality; social exchange theory; workplace ostracism.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Conceptual framework.
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Summary of the findings. T1, time lag 1; T2, time lag 2; T3, time lag 3; *p < 0.10, ***p < 0.01.
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