Terms such as moral and ethical leadership are used widely in theory, yet little systematic research has related a sociomoral dimension to leadership in organizations. This study investigated whether managers' moral reasoning (n = 132) was associated with the transformational and transactional leadership behaviors they exhibited as perceived by their subordinates (n = 407). Managers completed t...

The emergence of two distinct leadership roles, the task leader and the socio-emotional leader, has been documented in the leadership literature since the 1950s. Recent research in neuroscience suggests that the division between task-oriented and socio-emotional-oriented roles derives from a fundamental feature of our neurobiology: an antagonistic relationship between two large-scale cortical n...

Background: An important issue for organizations is to identify factors related to job motivation and use these factors to increase the level of enthusiasm of their employees. The purpose of this study is to explain the effect of ethical leadership and organizational justice on job motivation by emphasizing the mediating role of work ethic. Methods: The present study was descriptive-correlatio...

Despite leadership roles being critical, we persist with outmoded models of organisations and pay inadequate attention to developing individual leaders and new models of leadership within the medical profession. New forms of leadership are required. Among many important roles, leaders are called on: to enhance the meaningful identity of a profession; to create effective linkages with other heal...

Background: The main nature of corporate citizen behaviors includes the idea that corporate citizen behaviors are beneficial behaviors that are critical to improving organizational performance. The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between ethical leadership and individual and organizational corporate citizenship behaviors, with the moderating role of self-efficacy, respect ...

The purpose of this article is to provide insight about the conditions in which government employees are more likely to engage in voice to improve performance of their organization. In this effort, the current research examines the direct and interactive effects of ethical leadership and perceptions of personal control on improvement-centered voice among government employees. These relationship...