What Ethical Leadership Means to Me: Asian, American, and European Perspectives

Abstract

cross-cultural leadership, ethical leadership, ethics, leadership, unethical leadership,

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

“…Resick et al (2011) suggest that honesty, integrity, trustworthiness, sincerity, authenticity, self-discipline and courage and good intentions are important aspects of ethical leadership. In this study, following Brown & Treviño (2006) and Xu et al (2016), we focus on two aspects of ethical leadership -fairness and accountability -given the importance of these aspects for employee motivation, performance and productivity.…”

“…Accountability refers to personal accountability, following laws, rules and regulations and making others responsible and accountable for their actions (Resick et al, 2011). Ethical leaders portray and promote ethical behaviors and standards and develop different mechanisms to make people accountable for their actions (Brown & Treviño, 2006;Treviño et al, 2006).…”

“…Using their position in the organization and its associated normative powers, ethical leaders create an organizational structure that strengthens and supports ethical behavior and imposes penalties on those who violate ethical standards . Literature (Brown & Treviño, 2006;Resick et al, 2011;Treviño et al, 2006) suggests that accountability discourages destructive practices such as corruption, bribery and nepotism that impede organizational performance. Similarly, accountability ensures that organizational members follow rules and regulations and ethical standards while they strive for career growth, promotion and so on (Brown & Treviño, 2006;Resick et al, 2011).…”

“…Literature (Brown & Treviño, 2006;Resick et al, 2011;Treviño et al, 2006) suggests that accountability discourages destructive practices such as corruption, bribery and nepotism that impede organizational performance. Similarly, accountability ensures that organizational members follow rules and regulations and ethical standards while they strive for career growth, promotion and so on (Brown & Treviño, 2006;Resick et al, 2011). Thus, we expect that ethical leaders can contribute to the improved skills and learning of employees and enhance constructive organizational learning.…”

“…It is argued that lack of ethics and ethical leadership has contributed to such failure scandals (Brown & Treviño, 2006;Eisenbeiß & Brodbeck, 2014;Knights & O'Leary, 2005;Martin, Keating, Dickson, Kwan & Peng, 2011;Xu, Loi & Ngo, 2016). The importance of ethical behavior of the leaders has been acknowledged for the improved performance and growth of a range of different organizations and institutions such as business organizations, sports teams and religious institutions (Brown & Treviño, 2006;Treviño, Weaver & Reynolds, 2006;Tseng & Wu, 2017).…”