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Leader Ethics

Leader Ethics is a theoretical construct within leadership studies that characterizes the moral principles and values guiding a leader’s behavior, particularly in relation to integrity, fairness, and social responsibility, distinguishing it from other leadership attributes by its focus on the ethical foundation of leader influence.

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831

Authors

439

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2017–2026

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Parents

Publications

435

Social Learning Theory

W. David Pierce, Albert Bandura · The Canadian Journal of Sociology · 1977 · 9.8K citations · Full text

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How low does ethical leadership flow? Test of a trickle-down model

David M. Mayer, Maribeth Kuenzi, Rebecca L. Greenbaum et al. · Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes · 2008 · 1.6K citations · Full text

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Leader personality traits and employee voice behavior: Mediating roles of ethical leadership and work group psychological safety.

Fred O. Walumbwa, John Schaubroeck · Journal of Applied Psychology · 2009 · 1.1K citations

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Ethical and despotic leadership, relationships with leader's social responsibility, top management team effectiveness and subordinates' optimism: A multi-method study

Annebel H. B. De Hoogh, Deanne N. Den Hartog · The Leadership Quarterly · 2008 · 1K citations

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Linking ethical leadership to employee performance: The roles of leader–member exchange, self-efficacy, and organizational identification

Fred O. Walumbwa, David M. Mayer, Peng Wang et al. · Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes · 2010 · 859 citations · Full text

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Authors

831

  1. CC
    Cam Caldwell

    Utah Tech University, United States

    9 publications · 368 citations

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  2. JS
    Jeroen Stouten

    KU Leuven, Belgium

    6 publications · 577 citations

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  3. ST
    Sean T. Hannah

    Wake Forest University, United States

    5 publications · 973 citations

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  4. MV
    Marius van Dijke

    Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

    5 publications · 293 citations

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  5. WZ
    Weichun Zhu

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    5 publications · 902 citations

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Institutions

439

  1. Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    10 h-index

    17 publications

    959 citations

  2. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    10 h-index

    12 publications

    1.7K citations

  3. University of Richmond

    Richmond, United States

    9 h-index

    11 publications

    664 citations

  4. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. National University of Singapore

    Singapore, Singapore

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    524 citations

  6. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    963 citations

  7. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    4.3K citations

  8. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    1.2K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Business Ethics

    110 publications · 12.1K citations

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  2. The Leadership Quarterly

    LQ · 23 publications · 4.2K citations

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  3. Business Ethics Quarterly

    BEQ · 12 publications · 1.1K citations

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  4. Leadership

    11 publications · 472 citations

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  5. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 11 publications · 805 citations

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