Moral identity, a construct that captures how individuals view themselves relative to moral attributes, has received widespread attention in the organizational sciences. This article builds on the existing moral identity literature by examining the mechanisms and boundary conditions of leader moral identity's impact on the punishment of misconduct. Drawing on multiple literatures, we specifically argue that leader moral identity is positively related to the punishment of misconduct under the condition of higher cognitive load. Furthermore, we identify moral anger as a key mechanism. The theorized model was tested across three studies: a study of civil judges' court rulings (Study 1), a study of managers' tendencies to punish their employees' misconduct (Study 2), and an experiment that manipulated cognitive load while testing the intermediary role of moral anger (Study 3). Results offered convergent support for our model, shedding new light on the impact of moral identity on leaders in the workplace. Implications for theory and practice are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

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领导者和不当行为的惩罚：检查领导者道德认同和认知负荷的作用。

道德认同是一种捕捉个人如何看待自己相对于道德属性的结构，已受到组织科学的广泛关注。本文以现有道德认同文献为基础，探讨了领导者道德认同对不当行为惩罚的影响机制和边界条件。借鉴多种文献，我们特别认为，在较高的认知负荷条件下，领导者道德认同与不当行为的惩罚呈正相关。此外，我们将道德愤怒视为一个关键机制。该理论模型在三项研究中进行了测试：对民事法官法庭裁决的研究（研究 1）、对管理者惩罚员工不当行为倾向的研究（研究 2）、以及一项在测试道德愤怒的中介作用的同时控制认知负荷的实验（研究 3）。结果为我们的模型提供了一致的支持，为道德认同对工作场所领导者的影响提供了新的视角。讨论了理论和实践的意义。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2023 APA，保留所有权利）。