Conclusions

While charisma in leadership is normally characterized as positive, there is a dark side to charismatic leadership, especially when it comes to ethical decisions. In your Ethical and Strategic Management course, do you remember learning about the importance of leadership to ensure ethical goals are met? This article addresses some of the leadership characteristics that can create unethical workplaces.

Based on SIP, this study has proposed and validated a theoretical model on the relationship between charismatic leadership, psychological safety, performance pressure, and UPB. Following an analysis of 214 pieces of data gathered from a company in China, the results revealed a positive, indirect effect between charismatic leadership and UPB via psychological safety, and a moderating effect of performance pressure. Further, we concluded that charismatic leadership might alleviate employees' UPB. Future research can explore further ways to reduce UPB from the perspective of social information processing.

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