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How I Speak Defines What I Do: Effects of the Functional Language Proficiency of Host Country Employees on Their Unethical Pro-organizational Behavior.
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Frontiers in psychology [Front Psychol] 2022 Mar 17; Vol. 13, pp. 852450. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 17 (Print Publication: 2022). - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Functional language has been used in many multinational corporations (MNCs) as a way to overcome the problems caused by the coexistence of multiple languages in the workplace. The existing literature has explored the importance, adoption, and effectiveness of functional language. Yet, how functional language shapes host country employees' moral cognition and behavior is insufficiently researched. Guided by the Social Identity Theory, this manuscript shows that host country employees' functional language proficiency (i.e., English) enhances their unethical pro-organizational behavior through their linguistic group identification and moral disengagement. We tested our predictions using the data collected from 309 full-time host country employees through an online survey, and the results generally supported our hypotheses. The findings make contributions to both international management and language literature and organizational moral behavior literature.<br />Competing Interests: 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.<br /> (Copyright © 2022 Shen, Zhang, Zuo, Zhou, Deng and Zhang.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1664-1078
- Volume :
- 13
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Frontiers in psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35369215
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.852450