Empowering behaviour and leader fairness and integrity: Studying perceptions of ethical leader behaviour from a levels-of-analysis perspective

The Moral Entrepreneur: A New Component of Ethical Leadership

“…It is a widely researched outcome of leadership performance (Dirks and Ferrin 2002). Some scholars have studied the relationship between trust and ethical leadership (Brown et al 2005;Den Hartog and De Hoogh 2009). Prior research has found that ethical leadership is positively related to followers' trust in the leader because leaders who keep promises and behave consistently can be relied upon to do and act as they say (Kalshoven et al 2011b).…”

Responsible Leadership as Virtuous Leadership

“…First, virtuousness is seldom associated with leadership and almost never with organizations. Second, very few studies have been conducted in which virtuousness is investigated empirically (Rego et al 2010;Den Hartog and De Hoogh 2009;Bright et al 2006;Sison 2006;Caza et al 2004;). …”

Work Engagement and Machiavellianism in the Ethical Leadership Process

“…Ethical leadership can be defined as ''the demonstration of normatively appropriate conduct through personal actions and interpersonal relationships, and the promotion of such conduct to followers through two-way communication, reinforcement, and decision-making'' (Brown et al 2005, p. 120). The research on ethical leadership to date shows that ethical leaders inspire high levels of commitment and trust and foster desirable behaviors among followers (e.g., Brown et al 2005;Den Hartog and De Hoogh 2009;Kalshoven et al 2011a;Piccolo et al 2010).…”