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Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to propose that effective ethical leaders develop high quality relationships with team members; in particular, they manage their conflicts with team members cooperatively.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors empirically tested this hypothesis with responses from 117 managers and 302 subordinates.
Findings
Through cooperative conflict management, leaders develop trusting, mutually committed relationships. Ethical leaders and their employees avoid competitive conflict where they try to impose their ideas and resolutions on each other.
Practical implications
The findings suggest that ethical leaders can have a significant impact by fostering cooperative conflict management and reducing competitive conflict management. Thus, organizations are encouraged to adopt training and selection procedures to develop more ethical leaders.
Originality/value
This study adds to leadership research that effective leaders develop high quality relationships that help them influence employees as well as to be open and influenced by them.
The purpose of this paper is to propose that effective ethical leaders develop high quality relationships with team members; in particular, they manage their conflicts with team members cooperatively.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors empirically tested this hypothesis with responses from 117 managers and 302 subordinates.
Findings
Through cooperative conflict management, leaders develop trusting, mutually committed relationships. Ethical leaders and their employees avoid competitive conflict where they try to impose their ideas and resolutions on each other.
Practical implications
The findings suggest that ethical leaders can have a significant impact by fostering cooperative conflict management and reducing competitive conflict management. Thus, organizations are encouraged to adopt training and selection procedures to develop more ethical leaders.
Originality/value
This study adds to leadership research that effective leaders develop high quality relationships that help them influence employees as well as to be open and influenced by them.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 133-146 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Leadership and Organization Development Journal |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 27 Nov 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 27 Jan 2020 |
Funding
This work has been supported by the General Research Fund (LU 342012) awarded by the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong. The authors appreciate the support of the able research assistants in Guangzhou, China.
Keywords
- China
- Competitive conflict
- Cooperative conflict
- Ethical leadership
- Trust
- Turnover intention
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Financial Support for Innovative Firms: Contribution of Conflict Management (對創新企業的金融支持:衝突管理的貢獻)
WONG, S. H. A. (PI), CHEN, G. (CoI) & TJOSVOLD, D. W. (CoI)
Research Grants Council (HKSAR)
1/01/13 → 30/06/16
Project: Grant Research