ISSN 1671-3710
CN 11-4766/R
主办:中国科学院心理研究所
出版:科学出版社

Advances in Psychological Science ›› 2019, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (6): 1111-1122.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1042.2019.01111

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Unethical pro-organizational behavior: A motivational perspective

CHENG Ken1(), LIN Yinghui2   

  1. 1 School of Economics and Management, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
    2 School of Management, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
  • Received:2018-08-23 Online:2019-06-15 Published:2019-04-22
  • Contact: CHENG Ken E-mail:chengken1992@126.com

Abstract:

Unethical pro-organizational behavior (UPB) is an important research topic which has drawn more and more attention from the organizational behavior field in recent years. Yet, it’s worth noting that the conceptualization of UPB is somewhat vague. Based on the motivational perspective, this paper deeply deconstructs and analyses the conceptual ambiguity of UPB in terms of definition, characteristic, motivation and type, and form a systematic concept connotation of UPB. Further, following the motivation-related logic behind UPB, this paper systematically reviews the influencing factors of UPB, and explains the mechanisms of these influencing factors on UPB. Finally, this paper provides specific suggestions for future research in terms of subtype, measurement, research perspective, influencing factor, inhibition mechanism, influencing mechanism and localization.

Key words: motivation, unethical pro-organizational behavior, unethical behavior

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