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May 31, 2026Nankai Business Review International2 citations

Impact of Ethical Role Modelling on Employees' Time Theft Behavior

When do ethical role models curb time theft? A dual social learning and exchange-based perspective on the role of felt obligation and trust

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TFTehreem FatimaUniversity of SargodhaABAhmad Raza BilalUniversity of SargodhaATAli TariqUniversity of Lahore

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Randomized trial investigates ethical role models' effect on time theft, indicating the role of trust and obligation.

Key Points

  • The study aims to explore how ethical role modelling by leaders influences employees' time theft behavior, considering felt obligation and trust.
  • Data collected from 205 respondents in service sector companies using multistage sampling.
  • Hayes' PROCESS models 1, 4, and 7 applied for mediation, moderation, and moderated mediation analysis.
  • Ethical role modelling significantly reduces time theft behavior among employees.
  • Felt obligation mediates the relationship between ethical role modelling and time theft.
  • Trust moderates and strengthens the indirect relationship, confirming a moderated mediation model.
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Fatima et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1bd1555783ba022b6fcf3fhttps://doi.org/10.1108/nbri-08-2025-0111
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