What's the Difference? Ethical Leadership in Public, Hybrid and Private Sector Organizations

Heres, Leonie; Lasthuizen, Karin

doi:10.1080/14697017.2012.728768

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“…Previous research has begun to interrogate which models of leadership or sets of actions are most effective at promoting good conduct. Some have argued that a values‐based cultural approach is best (Treviño et al ), while others have suggested that “role‐modelling is considered the most crucial and influential means to foster followers’ ethical decision‐making and behavior” (Heres and Lasthuizen , 458). One of the methodological merits of adopting a translational model of power and using it to trace actions and outcomes in the field is that it shows how different elements combine to effect agency and in what direction.…”

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“…Much effort has also been applied to delineate the actions and behaviors that leaders can undertake to enhance ethics, including aspects of leadership style that create a culture in which good conduct is maintained (Huberts ; Lasthuizen ). Nevertheless, analysis of the impact of leadership and its role in fostering ethical behavior remains underdeveloped (Menzel ), especially in the public sector (Heres and Lasthuizen ; Van Wart 2003; Weinberg ), with insufficient testing of theory against empirical research compared with business ethics (Lawton and Doig ; Mayer et al ; Perry ; notable exceptions are Hassan ; Hassan, Wright, and Yukl ). Moreover, while it is widely recognized that leaders can exert influence through their character and personal conduct as well as by taking managerial actions to regulate the conduct of others (through issuing guidance or processes of sanctions and rewards), there is relatively little research that considers the causal relationships between leaders, systems of ethics regulation, and resulting standards of behavior.…”

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What Determines Ethical Behavior in Public Organizations: Is It Rules or Leadership?

Downe

Cowell

Morgan

2016

Public Administration Review

118

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: Leadership is widely seen as having an important role in fostering ethical conduct in organizations, but the ways in which the actions of leaders intersect with formal ethics regulation in shaping conduct have been little researched. This article examines this issue through a qualitative study of the operation of the "ethical framework" for English local government, which entailed all councils adopting a code of conduct to regulate the behavior of local politicians. Studying local government provides an opportunity to examine how personal and managerial factors combine to influence ethical conduct and to analyze the ways in which ethical leadership is exercised through multiple people in leadership roles (politicians and managers). The article finds that organizations that exhibit consistently good conduct have multiple leaders who demonstrate good conduct but also act to preempt the escalation of problems and thereby minimize the explicit use of ethics regulation. Practitioner Points• The actions of leaders are important in promoting good conduct and fostering an ethical culture.• The promotion of good conduct within complex organizations can be enhanced when different categories of leaders work in concert.• Leaders need to be willing to intervene informally to steer behavior in their organizations and resolve emerging problems rather than relying on formal regulatory mechanisms.• The personal moral credibility of leaders can be very important in enhancing the effectiveness of formal ethics regulation.

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What Determines Ethical Behavior in Public Organizations: Is It Rules or Leadership?

Downe

Cowell

Morgan

2016

Public Administration Review

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“…Despite these limitations, this study contributed to knowledge in the field of management by filling an endemic gap in the literature. Most research studies on ethical leadership are conducted using leaders as participants; prior researchers suggested that future research should explore the phenomenon of ethical leadership from the viewpoint of followers [78,79].…”

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Role of Healthy Work Environments in Sustainability of Goal Achievement; Ethical Leadership, Intention to Sabotage, and Psychological Capital in Jordanian Universities

Altahat

Atan

2018

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1) Background: Long-term competitiveness and sustainability of goal achievement are constantly being sought out by organizations. This study examined the link between ethical leadership, intention to sabotage, and psychological capital in Jordanian universities and how they provide a healthy environment conducive to goal achievement sustainability. The literature indicated gaps in knowledge regarding the correlation between these variables in non-western countries, which this study intends to fill. The study drew from social learning theory and self-control theory.(2) Methods: Data was obtained by collecting survey questionnaires from a sample of 376 employees in different universities in the north of Jordan, and was analyzed with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and Structural Equation Modeling. (3) Results: A significant and direct negative relationship was found between both ethical leadership and psychological capital on employees' intention to sabotage. Also, a significant and direct positive effect was found between ethical leadership and psychological capital. Furthermore, it was found that psychological capital mediated the relationship between ethical leadership and employees' intention to sabotage. (4) Conclusions: Leaders have a critical role in increasing employee psychological capital and decreasing intention to sabotage. Many implications indicated by the study's findings, both theoretical and practical, were discussed.The topic of ethical leadership continues to grow in importance as business scandals continue to make international headlines [7][8][9]. According to [10], ethical leadership refers to behaviors that consist of appropriate norms. It has also been 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" [11] (p. 120). It is considered to be "essential leadership behavior" [12] (p. 22).Many previous researchers have shown the importance of the effects of ethical leadership on attitudes, fostering positive behaviors [9,[12][13][14], followers' job satisfaction and dedication [11] (p. 117), fostering ethical behaviors in organizations and inspiring them [15], and decreasing deviant behavior [16][17][18][19][20].Brown and Treviño [16] proposed followers would show pro-social behavior increases and counterproductive and deviant behavior decreases in the presence of ethical leadership. Studies have so far focused on leadership behaviors, but have ignored the expectations of followers and the contextual environment [2], which have been taken into consideration in this study.Work and service sabotage is a major problem and is believed to be a source of other issues for organizations today. Trust is an important component between the employee and employer, distrust and negative feelings have been associated with decreased performance and increased service sabotage [17].According to [21] businesses in...

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“…Overall, Heres and Lasthuizen (2012) concluded after reviewing the literature, ethical leadership helps to reduce counterproductive and unethical behavior (e.g., Huberts, Kaptein, and Lasthuizen, 2007;De Hoogh and Den Hartog, 2008;Lasthuizen, 2008;Mayer et al, 2009), raises followers' moral awareness and judgment Resick et al, 2010), and fosters dedication, optimism, initiative, extra effort, altruism, better work attitudes, and willingness of followers to help others with work-related problems De Hoogh and Den Hartog, 2008;Mayer et al, 2009;Toor and Ofori, 2009;Kalshoven, 2010). In fact, the effects of ethical leadership on followers' behavior are shown to have wider ramifications than the effects produced by a more general leadership style (e.g., transformational leadership) that does not have such an explicit focus on ethics Lasthuizen, 2008).…”

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“…As a result, research on "leadership" and "ethics" has proliferated in recent decades, particularly on "ethical leadership," the leadership style expected to be most effective (Heres and Lasthuizen, 2012).…”

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The Integrity of Governance

Huberts

2014

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The International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) is an NGO with scientific purpose established in 1930 whose seat is still in Brussels.The Institute is a worldwide platform providing a space for exchanges that promote knowledge and practices to improve the organization and operation of Public Administration and to ensure that public agencies will be in a position to better respond to the current and future expectations and needs of society.It thus provides a forum where practical experiences and theoretical analyses of experts (academics and practitioners) in public administration worldwide and from all cultures are presented and discussed.To cover the diversity of its members, the IIAS has set up four sub-entities: This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin.A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition

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What's the Difference? Ethical Leadership in Public, Hybrid and Private Sector Organizations

Cited by 71 publications

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What Determines Ethical Behavior in Public Organizations: Is It Rules or Leadership?

What Determines Ethical Behavior in Public Organizations: Is It Rules or Leadership?

Role of Healthy Work Environments in Sustainability of Goal Achievement; Ethical Leadership, Intention to Sabotage, and Psychological Capital in Jordanian Universities

The Integrity of Governance

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