Servant leadership and corruption intention in construction companies: role of ethical climate and Machiavellianism

Authors : Fakhruddin MART, Sabrina SABRİNA

Pages : 28-38

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Publication Date : 2023-06-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Corruption is usually an activity that is deliberately hidden so that it is difficult to know until it becomes a scandal. Indonesia is progressing with many infrastructure projects that are prone to corruption cases. Cases of corruption in infrastructure projects usually involve government officials and company leaders. Previous studies have linked the leadership style of a company leader with corruption, and many studies have discussed corruption in the construction sector. This research will provide a new perspective on corruption intentions as a starting point for acts of corruption related to several factors that have yet to be widely discussed in previous studies. We analyze data from 100 respondents who work in the construction sector using a linear regression technique by analytic tools of PROCESS IBM SPSS Statistics Version 22. This research shows that servant leadership is related to corrupt intentions, which would be much more significant if mediated by a low corporate ethical climate and moderated by Machiavellianism in this moderated mediation model and nevertheless might play the role of a moderator in future studies. The improved ethical climate is a preventive way to reduce corruption intention. On the other side, company leaders should be more cautious in understanding followers\` Machiavellianism related to corruption intention.
Keywords : Corruption intention, Servant leadershhip, Construction, Invention