Concept, Integration Model and Research Prospect of Ethical Leadership From the Perspective of Organizational Behavior

Qingqing Wang; Xueran Jin

doi:10.62051/ijgem.v3n2.08

Authors

Qingqing Wang
Xueran Jin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62051/ijgem.v3n2.08

Keywords:

Ethical leadership, Influence mechanism, Intermediary mechanism, Boundary conditions

Abstract

Ethical leadership is an important research topic in the field of organizational behavior, and it is of great significance to sort out the research results of ethical leadership to promote the development of organizations. Firstly, this paper introduces the concept, characteristics and measurement methods of ethical leadership, and analyzes them. Secondly, it analyzes the antecedent and consequence variables of ethical leadership. Then, from different theoretical perspectives and research levels, this paper discusses the intermediary mechanism and boundary conditions of ethical leadership, and constructs an integrated model of ethical leadership. Finally, on this basis, the shortcomings of the current research are analyzed and the future research is prospected.

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