1. Ethical, Servant, Spiritual, and Authentic Leadership
Chapter 13
Ethical, Servant, Spiritual, and Authentic Leadership
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Learning Objectives
After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
Understand different conceptions of ethical leadership.
Understand the difficulties in defining and assessing ethical leadership.
Understand the individual and situational influences on ethical leadership.
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3. Learning Objectives (Cont.)
Understand theories of transforming, servant, spiritual, and authentic leadership.
Understand the consequences of ethical leadership for followers and the organization.
Understand ways to promote ethical behavior and oppose unethical practices.
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4. Understand different conceptions of ethical leadership
Learning Objective 1
Understand different conceptions of ethical leadership
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5. Conceptions of Ethical Leadership
Honest
Altruistic
Trustworthy
Fair
Personal Integrity
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6. Conceptions of Ethical Leadership
There is considerable disagreement about the appropriate way to define and assess ethical leadership
There is no ethically neutral ground for theories of leadership, because they always involve values and implicit assumptions about proper forms of influence
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Learning Objective 2
Understand the difficulties in defining and assessing ethical leadership
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8. Defining Ethical Leadership
Defined in different ways
Different criteria used
Judgments need to be made
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9. Defining Ethical Leadership
Definitions include values, traits, and behaviors
Descriptions include behavior and motives
Descriptions include attempts to influence the ethical behavior of others
Judgments about ethical leadership vary somewhat across cultures
Definitions include the concept of personal integrity
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10. Dilemmas in Assessing Ethical Leadership
Influencing expectations
Influencing values and beliefs
Multiple stakeholders and competing values
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Learning Objective 3
Understand the individual and situational influences on ethical leadership
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12. Individual Determinants of Ethical Leadership
Stages of moral development
Self-identify theory
Values involving the consequences of behavior and the observance of formal rules, policies, laws, or traditional practices
Personality traits and needs
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13. Situational Determinants of Ethical Leadership
Organizational culture and reward system
Community or national cultural values & beliefs
Follower characteristics
Toxic or abusive leaders
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Learning Objective 4
Understand theories of transforming, servant, spiritual, and authentic leadership
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15. Theories of Ethical Leadership
Transformational
Servant
Authentic
Spiritual
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Learning Objective 5
Understand the consequences of ethical leadership for followers and the organization
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17. Consequences of Ethical Leadership
Follower values
Ethical behavior
Follower self-awareness
Feelings of spiritual fulfillment
Employee trust
Employee commitment
In some cases, improve financial performance
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Learning Objective 6
Understand ways to promote ethical behavior and oppose unethical practices
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19. Guidelines for Promoting Ethical Practices
Set clear standards
Model ethical behavior
Find ethical ways to resolve problems
Oppose unethical practices
Develop programs to promote ethical behavior
Cultural values, laws, and ethical standards
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