RT Article
T1 Ethical Stewardship – Implications for Leadership and Trust
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 78
IS 1
SP 153
OP 164
A1 Caldwell, Cam
A1 Hayes, Linda A.
A1 Bernal, Patricia
A1 Karri, Ranjan
A2 Hayes, Linda A.
A2 Bernal, Patricia
A2 Karri, Ranjan
LA English
YR 2008
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785629352
AB Great leaders are ethical stewards who generate high levels of commitment from followers. In this paper, we propose that perceptions about the trustworthiness of leader behaviors enable those leaders to be perceived as ethical stewards. We define ethical stewardship as the honoring of duties owed to employees, stakeholders, and society in the pursuit of long-term wealth creation. Our model of relationship between leadership behaviors, perceptions of trustworthiness, and the nature of ethical stewardship reinforces the importance of ethical governance in dealing with employees and in creating organizational systems that are congruent with espoused organizational values.
K1 Ethics
K1 Trust
K1 Leadership
K1 Stewardship
DO 10.1007/s10551-006-9320-1