Leadership Styles and Their Influence on Ethical Decision-Making in Organizations: Synthesis of the Literature
Abstract:Leadership styles significantly influence organizational outcomes, including ethical decisionmaking. This conceptual study investigates how four major stylesautocratic, democratic, laissezfaire, and transformationalinfluence leaders' moral decisions. Despite growing attention, ethical breaches continue, highlighting gaps in understanding the complex dynamics that influe nce principled behavior, especially when competing priorities arise. The situational leadership and Vroom-Yetton decision models offer valuabl… Show more
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