Ethical leadership: Mapping the terrain for concept cleanup and a future research agenda

Banks, George C.; Fischer, Thomas; Gooty, Janaki; Stock, George

doi:10.1016/j.leaqua.2020.101471

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Authors: Banks, G. C., Fischer, T., Gooty, J., & Stock, G.
Affiliations: University of North Carolina at Charlotte (US)
University of Geneva (CH)
Corresponding author: Banks, George C.
ORCID: Banks, George C.
Fischer, Thomas
Gooty, Janaki
Stock, George
Venue: The Leadership Quarterly
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2021-04
Volume: 32
Issue: 2
Pages: 101471
ISSN: 1048-9843 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2020.101471
OpenAlex: W3092916451
Cited by: 260
References: 127
Citations by year: 2026: 46 · 2025: 59 · 2024: 63 · 2023: 46 · 2022: 32 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 1
FWCI: 22.81
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
archive-ouverte.unige.ch
Licence: cc-by-nc-nd
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Locations: The Leadership Quarterly (publishedVersion)
Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Topics: Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Ethics in Business and Education
Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Leadership and Management in Organizations
Keywords: ethical leadership, conceptual confusion, signaling theory, prosocial values, moral emotions, nomological network, causal inference, dyadic leadership

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