The Impact Of Organizational Virtue On Employees’ Pro-Organizational Unethical Behavior

The concept of the community of human destiny has given rise to the study of the community of interests of employees and enterprises in the management field.In the context of the digital era,in order to achieve long-term development,enterprises should not only rely on high-quality products and services,but also guide and restrain the behaviour of their employees,respect social ethics and morality,and take the initiative to take responsibility in order to win the respect of the market.Therefore,while pursuing their own economic interests and satisfying material needs,modern enterprises should also pay attention to the ideological and spiritual life of their employees,so as to truly harmonise material and spiritual civilisation.While scholars have previously argued that employees engage in selfinterested behaviour for their own benefit,subsequent research has found that there are also pro-organisational altruistic motives,such as giving back to superiors through work results or improving organisational performance,which are still unethical in nature and detrimental to the long-term development of the organisation.This study further explores the influence of organisational virtues on employees’ pro-organisational unethical behaviour,as this is detrimental to the sustainable development of both employees and the organisation.On the basis of reviewing relevant literature on variables such as organizational ethics,employee pro-organizational unethical behavior,moral identity,and moderate thinking,this study summarizes the limitations of existing research and identifies the entry points for this study.Organizational virtue is the independent variable,employee pro-organizational unethical behavior is the dependent variable,moral identity is the intermediary variable,and middle-of-theroad thinking is the moderating variable,Based on social exchange theory and social information processing theory,research hypotheses are proposed and theoretical models are constructed.A questionnaire is compiled based on existing scales,and multiple revisions are made to form a formal questionnaire on the basis of small sample pre research.Empirical analysis is conducted on 300 questionnaires using SPSS25.0 and AMOS24.0 statistical software,and research conclusions are drawn and corresponding management insights are proposed.The study found that:(1)Inverted U-shaped relationship between organisational virtue and employee pro-organisational unethical behaviour;(2)Organizational virtue significantly and positively influences moral identity;(3)Inverted U-shaped relationship between ethical identity and employee proorganizational unethical behavior;(4)Moral identity mediates the inverted Ushaped relationship between organisational virtue and pro-organisational unethical behaviour;and(5)Middle-of-the-road thinking moderates the inverted U-shaped relationship between organizational virtue and employee pro-organizational unethical behavior.The research findings are combined with the actual problems and findings to provide targeted recommendations on the cultivation of organisational virtues,staff training and development and personnel selection within the company,which in turn reduce the pro-organisational unethical behaviour in the actual work process.