The Effects of Ethical Leadership, Trust in Leaders, and Ethical Climate on Employees’ Security Policy Compliance Attitudes

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To enhance an organization's security policy compliance performance, it is crucial for employees to have a strong intention to actively comply with security policies. It is also important to note that this intention can be influenced by organizational ethical factors. Accordingly, unlike previous studies that have primarily focused on technical controls and deterrence mechanisms, this study seeks to explore ways to improve employees' security policy compliance intentions from an ethical perspective within organizations. To achieve this, this study developed a research model centered on ethical variables such as supervisors' ethical leadership and the organization's ethical climate. The data was collected through a survey, and this study analyzed the research model using the partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) technique based on a sample of 422 responses. The findings revealed that supervisors' ethical leadership has a positive effect on employees' security policy compliance attitudes, mediated by trust in the supervisor. Additionally, the organization's ethical climate was also found to have a positive impact on employees' attitudes toward security policy compliance. The analysis results and various implications discussed in this study are expected to provide valuable insights and practical guidance for developing strategies to enhance employees' intentions to comply with security policies.