This paper discusses the main variables related to ethical leadership,and the behaviors exhibited by ethical leaders,along with the particular personality characteristic of conscientiousness.Initially,several definiti...This paper discusses the main variables related to ethical leadership,and the behaviors exhibited by ethical leaders,along with the particular personality characteristic of conscientiousness.Initially,several definitions of both ethical leadership and conscientiousness are displayed,which shed light on answering the implications of conscientiousness on ethical leadership.Diverse articles are also included to further elucidate the main research question,which is the implications of conscientiousness on ethical leadership.This literature review combines the traditional definitions and reviews of the variables,along with the research findings of the presented articles,their methodology designs and results,to support the beneficial impact of conscientiousness on ethical leaders,and discover its additional effect on employees’mindset,perceptions,and behaviors.展开更多
Most research into ethical leadership depends on Western corporate experience,however current research findings may not fit the Chinese context.As a result,it is necessary to appeal to indigenous and traditional Chine...Most research into ethical leadership depends on Western corporate experience,however current research findings may not fit the Chinese context.As a result,it is necessary to appeal to indigenous and traditional Chinese sources of wisdom when defining and evaluating ethical leadership in China.Both rule-following ethics and instrumental approaches,which are mainly used in recent empirical studies about ethical leadership,cannot enable people to have inner motivation to behave ethically.Accordingly,this article intends to establish an ethical leadership model in China by appealing to Conflician virtue ethics.A Confucian ethical leader possesses benevolence(ren仁)inside and treats others in a proper way according to ritual and rites(li禮).He/she makes self-cultivation as the first priority and is a virtuous role model,influencing others in a natural way by of his/her moral charisma.For such a person,economic profitableness is not a primary concern,where instead the goals,strategies and practices of his/her organization are defined by the principle of righteousness(yi義).展开更多
文摘This paper discusses the main variables related to ethical leadership,and the behaviors exhibited by ethical leaders,along with the particular personality characteristic of conscientiousness.Initially,several definitions of both ethical leadership and conscientiousness are displayed,which shed light on answering the implications of conscientiousness on ethical leadership.Diverse articles are also included to further elucidate the main research question,which is the implications of conscientiousness on ethical leadership.This literature review combines the traditional definitions and reviews of the variables,along with the research findings of the presented articles,their methodology designs and results,to support the beneficial impact of conscientiousness on ethical leaders,and discover its additional effect on employees’mindset,perceptions,and behaviors.
基金This research is supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,and the Research Funds of Renmin University of China(20XNQ044)|。
文摘Most research into ethical leadership depends on Western corporate experience,however current research findings may not fit the Chinese context.As a result,it is necessary to appeal to indigenous and traditional Chinese sources of wisdom when defining and evaluating ethical leadership in China.Both rule-following ethics and instrumental approaches,which are mainly used in recent empirical studies about ethical leadership,cannot enable people to have inner motivation to behave ethically.Accordingly,this article intends to establish an ethical leadership model in China by appealing to Conflician virtue ethics.A Confucian ethical leader possesses benevolence(ren仁)inside and treats others in a proper way according to ritual and rites(li禮).He/she makes self-cultivation as the first priority and is a virtuous role model,influencing others in a natural way by of his/her moral charisma.For such a person,economic profitableness is not a primary concern,where instead the goals,strategies and practices of his/her organization are defined by the principle of righteousness(yi義).
