Ethical leadership at work questionnaire (ELW): Development and validation of a multidimensional measure

The Moral Entrepreneur: A New Component of Ethical Leadership

“…When the moral entrepreneur demonstrates the new norm through his own behavior, it shows his capability to apply his vision of moral entrepreneurship upon himself; this also fosters the stakeholders' trust in him (cf. Benjamin 1990;Dineen et al 2006;Kalshoven et al 2011a). The same argument holds for someone who creates a new norm (the moral entrepreneur) and creates the environment in which others are stimulated to follow the new norm (the moral The Moral Entrepreneur: A New Component of Ethical Leadership manager).…”

“…Studies of the antecedents of ethical leadership, at both the situational and personal levels, have found that leaders who have had ethical role models are more likely to become ethical leaders (Brown and Treviño 2014). These studies have also found that the personality traits of agreeableness and conscientiousness are positively related to ethical leadership (Kalshoven et al 2011a). …”

“…Brown et al's (2005, p. 120) definition of ethical leadership 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'' is widely accepted without much discussion. This definition is used in most ethical leadership studies (e.g., Avey et al 2011;Bedi et al 2016;Chughtai et al 2015;DeConinck 2015;Kalshoven et al 2011a, b;Mayer et al 2012;Mo and Shi 2017;Piccolo et al 2010;Rubin et al 2010;Walumbwa et al 2011;Walumbwa and Schaubroeck 2009). Only a few scholars, such as Eisenbeiß (2012) and Voegtlin et al (2012), have raised any criticism about it.…”

The Effect of Ethical Leadership on Organizational Learning: Evidence from a Petroleum Company

“…Ethical leaders demonstrate accountability, fairness, honesty and concerned for others and set standards for their followers (Brown & Treviño, 2006;Brown et al, 2005;Kalshoven et al, 2011;Xu et al, 2016). In this study, we focused on accountability and fairness as the aspects of ethical leadership and the links of these constructs with organizational learning.…”

“…The literature also acknowledges the need for further attention on ethics and ethical leadership for the improvement in organizational practices and performance (Brown, Treviño & Harrison, 2005;Brown & Treviño, 2006;Eisenbeiß & Brodbeck, 2014;Engelbrecht, Heine & Mahembe, 2017;Kalshoven, Den Hartog & De Hoogh, 2011;Liu, Kwan, Fu & Mao, 2013;Price, 2000;Tseng & Wu, 2017). We understand ethical leadership as "the demonstration of normatively appropriate conduct through personal actions and interpersonal relationships, and the promotion of such conduct to followers" (Brown et al, 2005, p. 120).…”