The fish can rot from the heart, not just the head: Exploring the detrimental impact of transgressions by leaders at multiple levels of an organization

• Published in: British journal of social psychology Vol. 62; no. 1; pp. 431 - 455
• Main Authors: Maskor, Mazlan, Fladerer, Martin P., Fong, Polly, Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, S. Alexander
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2023; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Between-subjects design; Fish; Humans; identification; leader transgression; Leadership; nested identities; Organizational behavior; Organizational effectiveness; Registered Report Stage 2; Social Identification; Social identity; Transgression; Work organization; work performance; Workers; nested identities; work performance; leader transgression; identification; social identity

In this registered report, we examined the effect of transgressions committed by leaders working at different group levels within an organization on employee outcomes. Based on social identity theorizing, we argued that organizational leader transgressions would affect organizational members’ experi...