This study explores the relationship between conflicting ethical expectations for lying behavior and employee attitudes. Using a sample of 140 employees, the findings indicate that as the difference between formal codes of ethics and supervisor expectations for lying behavior increases, intentions to turnover and intrapersonal role conflict increase, and job and organizational satisfaction and affective commitment decrease. Conflicting ethical expectations were not significantly associated with continuance commitment.

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