ADMS 2511 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Transformational Leadership
1 May 2018
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ADMS 2511 Tutorial 19 Notes – Ethical Expectations
Introduction
• The role of the leader in creating the ethical expectations for all members is crucial.
• A recent study of 2572 US Army soldiers underscored that ethical top leadership
influences not only direct followers but also all organizational levels, because these top
leaders create an ethical culture and expect lower-level leaders to behave along ethical
guidelines.
• Ethics and leadership intersect in a number of ways.
• Transformational leadership has ethical implications since these leaders change the way
followers think.
• Charisma, too, has an ethical component.
• Unethical leaders use their charisma to enhance power over followers, directed toward
self-serving ends.
• Leaders, who treat their followers with fairness, especially by providing honest,
frequent, and accurate information, are seen as more effective.
• Related to this is the concept of humbleness, other characteristic ethical leaders often
exhibit as part of being authentic.
• Research indicates that leaders who model humility help followers to understand the
growth process for their own development.
• Leaders rated as highly ethical tend to have followers who engage in more
organizational citizenship behaviours and who are more willing to bring problems to the
leaders’ attention.
• Recent research also found that ethical leadership reduced interpersonal conflicts.
• Because top executives set the moral tone for an organization, they need to set high
ethical standards, demonstrate them through their own behaviour, and encourage and
reward integrity in others while avoiding abuses of power such as giving themselves
large raises and bonuses while laying off employees.
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