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- Title
Moral Person and Moral Manager: HOW EXECUTIVES DEVELOP A REPUTATION FOR ETHICAL LEADERSHIP.
- Authors
Trevino, Linda Klebe; Hartman, Laura Pincus; Brown, Michael
- Abstract
Executives should not take a reputation for ethical leadership for granted. Based on interviews with senior executives and corporate ethics officers, this article reveals that a reputation for executive ethical leadership rests on two essential pillars: the executive's visibility as a moral person (based upon perceived traits, behaviors, and decision-making processes) and visibility as a moral manager (based upon role modeling, use of the reward system, and communication). Developing a reputation for ethical leadership pays dividends in reduced legal problems and increased employee commitment, satisfaction, and employee ethical conduct. The alternatives are the unethical leader, the hypocritical leader (who talks the talk, but doesn't walk the walk), and the ethically neutral leader (who may be an ethical person, but employees don't know it because the leader has not made ethics and values an explicit part of the leadership agenda). The article also offers guidelines for cultivating a reputation for ethical leadership.
- Subjects
EXECUTIVES; BUSINESS ethics; CHIEF executive officers; LEADERSHIP; MANAGEMENT; EMPLOYEES; ORGANIZATION
- Publication
California Management Review, 2000, Vol 42, Issue 4, p128
- ISSN
0008-1256
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/41166057