Leadership in Organizations, Eight Edition

Chapter 13 Ethical, Servant, Spiritual, and Authentic Leadership

Learning Objectives

After studying this chapter, you should be able to:

• Understand different conceptions of ethical leadership.

• Understand the difficulties in defining and assessing ethical leadership.

• Understand the individual and situational influences on ethical leadership.

• Understand theories of transforming, servant, spiritual, and authentic leadership.

• Understand the consequences of ethical leadership for followers and the organization.

• Understand ways to promote ethical behavior and oppose unethical practices.

Powerful leaders can have a substantial impact on the lives of followers and the fate of an organization. As Gini (1998) reminds us, the primary issue ...