Transformational leadership and leader moral orientation: Contrasting an ethic of justice and an ethic of care |
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Authors: | Sheldene K Simola Julian Barling Nick Turner |
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Institution: | 1. Business Administration Program, Trent University, 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, ON, Canada K9J 7B8;2. Queen''s School of Business, Queen''s University, Canada;3. Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba, Canada |
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Abstract: | Previous research on the moral foundations of transformational leadership has focused on a Kohlbergian (1969, 1976) ethic of justice. However, proposed associations between level of justice reasoning and transformational leadership have received only partial support. We reasoned that an ethic of care would be more consistent with the nature of transformational leadership than would be an ethic of justice. Multilevel regression analyses on data obtained from a sample of leaders (N = 55) and followers (N = 391) at a Canadian university supported our predictions. Specifically, leader propensity toward using an ethic of care was significantly, positively related to follower perceptions of transformational (but not transactional) leadership. Leader propensity toward an ethic of justice was significantly, positively related to follower perceptions of transactional (but not transformational) leadership. Conceptual, research, and practical implications are discussed. |
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