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Ethical, Servant, Spiritual, and
Authentic Leadership
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After studying this chapter, you should be
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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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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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Understand different conceptions
of ethical leadership
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Honest
Altruistic
Trustworthy
Fair
Personal Integrity
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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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Understand the difficulties in
defining and assessing ethical
leadership
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Defined in different ways
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Different criteria used
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Judgments need to be made
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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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Influencing expectations
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Influencing values and beliefs
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Multiple stakeholders and competing values
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Understand the individual and
situational influences on ethical
leadership
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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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Organizational culture and reward system
Community or national cultural values &
beliefs
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Follower characteristics
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Toxic or abusive leaders
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Understand theories of
transforming, servant, spiritual,
and authentic leadership
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Transformational
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Servant
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Authentic
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Spiritual
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Understand the consequences of
ethical leadership for followers
and the organization
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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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Understand ways to promote
ethical behavior and oppose
unethical practices
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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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