Abstract:
Ethical behavior of employees is an essential individual behavior for survival,
success, and growth of any organization. Hardly theoretical arguments and
empirical evidence are found with regard to the mediating effect of
Organizational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB) on Ethical Orientation of Human
Resource Management (EOHRM)-Ethical Behavior (EB) linkage, and the
moderating effect of employees’ Personal Character (PC) on EOHRM-EB
linkage. An empirical survey study was carried out to achieve four specific
research objectives established in respect of the network of relationships
and effects occurring among the four constructs. A self-administered and
structured questionnaire consisting of four instruments measuring the four
constructs was used to collect data from 174 branch managers of Licensed
Commercial Banks in Sri Lanka to conduct a cross-sectional study. The five
hypotheses formulated by basing on two general theories (General System
Theory and EDAP Model), arguments, empirical evidence, and logical beliefs
of the researchers under the deductive approach were tested. It was
substantiated that EOHRM significantly and positively related to EB of
employees and this relationship was mediated significantly by OCB and was
moderated significantly by PC. The implications were discussed.
