How I Speak Defines What I Do: Effects of the Functional Language Proficiency of Host Country Employees on Their Unethical Pro-organizational Behavior

文献类型： 外文期刊

第一作者： Shen, Ya Xi

作者： Shen, Ya Xi;Zhang, Chuang;Zuo, Lamei;Deng, Xuhui;Zhang, Long;Zhou, Xingxing

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关键词： language; multinational corporation; organizational identification; moral disengagement; unethical pro-organizational behavior; knowledge transfer

期刊名称：FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY （ 影响因子：3.8； 五年影响因子：4.3 ）

ISSN： 1664-1078

年卷期： 2022 年 13 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： 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.

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