Understanding anti-government sentiment and the public's anti-corruption behavior: The roles of perceived ethics failure, emotional leadership, and communication strategy

Author

Soojin KIM, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Laishan TAM
Seung BACH

Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

submittedVersion

Publication Date

1-2017

Abstract

This study tests relationships among anti-governmentsentiment, their antecedents and their outcomes. A Web survey was conducted in India,South Korea, and the United States. Results show that the public’s perceptionsof their government’s ethics failure, lack of emotional leadership, and use ofbuffering strategy as a communication strategy for the public are related totheir anti-government sentiments against their incumbent governments. Inaddition, positive associations were found between anti-government sentimentand the public’s communicative and behavioral intention for anti-corruptionbehavior. Theoretical and empirical implications are discussed.

Keywords

anti-corruption behavior, anti-government sentiment, buffering strategy, emotional leadership, ethics failure

Discipline

Asian Studies | Communication | Leadership Studies

Research Areas

Corporate Communication

Publication

Journal of Public Affairs

Volume

18

Issue

4

ISSN

1472-3891

Identifier

10.1002/pa.1848

Publisher

Wiley: 24 months

Citation

KIM, Soojin; TAM, Laishan; and BACH, Seung. Understanding anti-government sentiment and the public's anti-corruption behavior: The roles of perceived ethics failure, emotional leadership, and communication strategy. (2017). Journal of Public Affairs. 18, (4),.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/6518

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https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.1848