RT Article
T1 Internalized Moral Identity in Ethical Leadership
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 133
IS 2
SP 249
OP 260
A1 Skubinn, Rebekka
A1 Herzog, Lisa
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V
YR 2016
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785656597
AB The relevance of leader ethicality has motivated ethical leadership theory. In this paper, we emphasize the importance of moral identity for the concept of ethical leadership. We relate ethical leadership incorporating an internalized moral identity to productive deviant workplace behavior. Using qualitative empirical data we illustrate the relevance of critical situations, i.e., situations in which hypernorms and organizational norms diverge, for the distinction of ethical leaders with or without internalized moral identities. Our paper takes a multidisciplinary approach integrating insight from management as well as humanities and social sciences toward a comprehensive sense of ethical leadership.
K1 Internalization
K1 Ethical Leadership
K1 Deviant workplace behavior
K1 Moral Identity
DO 10.1007/s10551-014-2369-3