Enhancing employees' duty orientation and moral potency: Dual mechanisms linking ethical psychological climate to ethically focused proactive behaviors

Based on social cognitive theory (SCT), we develop and test a model that links ethical psychological climate to ethically focused proactive behavior (i.e., voice taking charge) via two distinct mechanisms duty orientation moral potency). Results from multi-wave field studies conducted in the United States, Turkey, France, Vietnam, India demonstrate an indirectly influences employees' charge behaviors through dual of potency. Additionally, find individuals' attentiveness strengthened these mediating processes. Together, findings suggest is important antecedent by stimulating sense enhancing their potency, particularly when employees are already highly attuned issues.