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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2022

The effect of i-deals on employees' unethical behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: The roles of hubristic pride and grandiose narcissism.

Zhihao Liu, Xiaoyan Zhang, Hanzhi Xu, Hui Deng, Jiajia Li, Yuanyuan Lan

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Zhihao LiuSchool of Business, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Xiaoyan ZhangSchool of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China.
Hanzhi XuSchool of Music and Recording Arts, Communication University of China, Beijing, China.
Hui DengSchool of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China.
Jiajia LiSchool of Fine Arts, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Yuanyuan LanSchool of Business, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Beijing Jiaotong University · CNQingdao University · CNCommunication University of China · CNTongji University · CN

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has created enormous challenges for organizations and employees. Due to the effectiveness of idiosyncratic deals (i-deals for short) in management practices, more and more organizations use this human resource management tool to address the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, whether there are potential risks or negative effects of i-deals in the COVID-19 pandemic environment is not very clear. Drawing upon social cognitive theory, we proposed that i-deals may foment focal employees' unethical behavior by triggering their hubristic pride, and such process may be moderated by their trait of grandiose narcissism. We conducted a survey during the COVID-19 outbreak and tested our hypotheses with 492 samples from Shandong Province, China. Consistent with predictions, we found a positive relationship between i-deals and hubristic pride, which, in turn, increased their unethical behavior. And the relationship between i-deals and unethical behavior was mediated by hubristic pride. Furthermore, grandiose narcissism strengthened the positive relationship between i-deals and hubristic pride, as well as the indirect effect of i-deals on unethical behavior via hubristic pride. Our findings contributed to the literature on i-deals and provided guidance for organizations to address the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19 pandemicgrandiose narcissismhubristic prideidiosyncratic dealssocial cognitive theoryunethical behavior

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