Idea #377
Can a Leader Be Too Ethical?
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Can a Leader Be Too Ethical?
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Ethical leadership reduces the risks of antisocial and selfish employee behaviour and encourages the kind of ‘pro-social’ behaviours that create value and promote the collective interest. There could, however, be a point at which it is counterproductive. Recent research suggests that leaders demonstrating particularly high ethical standards can weaken the psychological contract with employees through perceived ‘moral reproach’.
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October 1, 2013Idea posted
May 2014
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