caa a22 4500 60548631X CHVBK 20210128100445.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10551-014-2319-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10551-014-2319-0 Exploring the Socio-moral Climate in Organizations: An Empirical Examination of Determinants, Consequences, and Mediating Mechanisms [Elektronische Daten] [Armin Pircher Verdorfer, Brigitte Steinheider, David Burkus] During the last decade, an increasing amount of research has focused on the ethical context in organizations. Among the recent approaches in this area is the construct of socio-moral climate (SMC), which adopts a developmental perspective and refers to specific elements of organizational climate that include communication, cooperation, and how organizations handle conflict. In this article, we present the results of three empirical studies, shedding light on the nomological network of SMC. Whereas the first study introduces a short SMC measure, the other two studies examined antecedents and outcomes of SMC as well as related mediating mechanisms. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed good fit indices of the 21-item measure of SMC with five subscales. Structural equation modeling confirmed a strong relationship with servant leadership as antecedent to SMC. In turn, employees who perceived a positive SMC were less likely to experience feelings of organizational cynicism and to engage in deviant behaviors. Results indicate that SMC accounted for additional variance above and beyond perceived overall justice. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2014 Socio-moral climate nationallicence Ethical context nationallicence Servant leadership nationallicence Organizational cynicism nationallicence Workplace deviance nationallicence Overall justice nationallicence Pircher Verdorfer Armin Research and Science Management, TUM School of Management, Technische Universität München, Arcisstrasse 21, 80333, Munich, Germany aut Steinheider Brigitte Department of Psychology, University of Oklahoma, Tulsa Graduate College, 4502 East 41st Street, 74135, Tulsa, OK, USA aut Burkus David College of Business, Oral Roberts University, 7777 South Lewis Ave, 74171, Tulsa, OK, USA aut Journal of Business Ethics Springer Netherlands 132/1(2015-11-01), 233-248 0167-4544 132:1<233 2015 132 10551 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2319-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2319-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pircher Verdorfer Armin Research and Science Management, TUM School of Management, Technische Universität München, Arcisstrasse 21, 80333, Munich, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Steinheider Brigitte Department of Psychology, University of Oklahoma, Tulsa Graduate College, 4502 East 41st Street, 74135, Tulsa, OK, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Burkus David College of Business, Oral Roberts University, 7777 South Lewis Ave, 74171, Tulsa, OK, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Business Ethics Springer Netherlands 132/1(2015-11-01), 233-248 0167-4544 132:1<233 2015 132 10551