Self-control puts character into action : examining how leader character strengths and ethical leadership relate to leader outcomes
| Autor: | Joel A. Scherer, Jae Uk Chun, John J. Sosik, Ziya Ete, Fil J. Arenas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Economics and Econometrics
media_common.quotation_subject Flourishing 05 social sciences education Empathy 06 humanities and the arts 0603 philosophy ethics and religion Humility General Business Management and Accounting Moral courage Officer Ethical leadership Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Honesty 0502 economics and business 060301 applied ethics Business and International Management Business ethics Psychology Law Social psychology 050203 business & management media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Business Ethics, 2019, Vol.160(3), pp.765-781 [Peer Reviewed Journal] |
| Popis: | Evidence from a growing number of studies suggests leader character as a means to advance leadership knowledge and practice. Based on this evidence, we propose a process model depicting how leader character manifests in ethical leadership that has positive psychological and performance outcomes for leaders, along with the moderating effect of leaders’ self-control on the character strength–ethical leadership–outcomes relationships. We tested this model using multisource data from 218 U.S. Air Force officers (who rated their honesty/humility, empathy, moral courage, self-control, and psychological flourishing) and their subordinates (who rated their officer’s ethical leadership) and superiors (who rated the officers’ in-role performance). Findings provide initial support for leader character as a mechanism triggering positive outcomes such that only when officers reported a high level of self-control did their honesty/humility, empathy, and moral courage manifest in ethical leadership, associated with higher levels of psychological flourishing and in-role performance. We discuss the implications of these results for future theory development, research, and practice. |
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