EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ETHICAL CLIMATE AND EMPLOYEES’ BEHAVIORAL OUTCOMES: MEDIATING ROLE OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

This research examines the association between the ethical climate and employees’ behavioral outcomes with the mediating role of employee engagement and also explores the impact of ethical climate on employees’ behavioral outcomes. By using the quantitative research design, the data was collected from the academic staff of Pakistan. We hypothesized that ethical climate promotes the employees’ behavioral outcomes. By using the convenience sampling technique, 360 questionnaires used for this study. This research has revealed that the ethical climate has a significant positive impact on innovative work behavior and organizational citizenship behavior with a strong mediating relationship of employee engagement that reduces the negative outcomes from the workplace and improves the overall organizational working efficiency and effectiveness. Keywords: Ethical Climate, Employees’ Behavioral Outcomes, Employee Engagement, Innovative Work Behavior, Organizational Citizenship Behavior, Efficiency and Effectiveness.