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With the global competition experienced in recent years, leaders are regarded as not only a person of power and status in an organization, but also a mentor, a motivator, a change agent, and most importantly, important sources of information that shape the attitudes and behaviors of their followers. The main purpose of this research is to determine how ethical leadership affects the whistleblowing actions of followers and whether psychological capital mediates this level of influence by making use of social learning theory and social exchange theory. Conceptual and empirical research results clearly show that ethical leadership positively affects the intention to whistleblowing by enabling employees to take the necessary initiative to raise their voices about any unethical behavior. At the same time, it has been revealed that psychological capital has a partial mediating effect in the interaction between ethical leadership and whistleblowing. The results obtained are very important in terms of pointing out new perspectives on how ethical leadership affects whistleblowing, and highlight the importance of psychological capital, which is accepted as a positive psychological resource that enables individuals to achieve their goals in business life.

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