Why do Leaders Sacrifice Themselves:Theoretical Framework Based on The Perspective of Moral Beliefs
Previous research on leader self-sacrifice has focused primarily on the consequences of this leader behavior,lacking a systematic exploration of the formation mechanisms of this leader behavior.In view of this,the paper introduces the perspective of moral beliefs to develop a theoretical framework of the formation mechanism of leader self-sacrifice,to analyse two types of self-sacrificial motivation,and to explore the formation mechanism of leader self-sacrifice based on individual(personality trait,self-construal)and environmental(organizational culture)factors.The results show that leader self-sacrifice may be driven by various motives that may be duty-based and right-based;communal and interdependent leaders may engage in self-sacrificial behaviors through duty-based moral beliefs and motivation,while agentic and independent leaders may engage in self-sacrificial behaviors through right-based moral beliefs and motivation;leaders may be encouraged to engage in self-sacrificial behaviors through duty-based moral beliefs and motivation in organizational embeddedness and hierarchy cultures and to engage in self-sacrificial behaviors through right-based moral beliefs and motivation in organizational autonomy and egalitarianism cultures.The paper helps to promote the study of the formation mechanism of leader self-sacrifice,and provides theoretical guidance for organizations to promote leaders to engage in self-sacrificial behaviors.
Leader Self-sacrificeSelf-sacrificial MotivationThe Perspective of Moral BeliefsForming Mechanism
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