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Ethical and Unethical Leadership: Exploring New Avenues for Future Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2015

Michael E. Brown  and
Marie S. Mitchell
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The purpose of this article is to review literature that is relevant to the social scientific study of ethics and leadership, as well as outline areas for future study. We first discuss ethical leadership and then draw from emerging research on “dark side” organizational behavior to widen the boundaries of the review to include unethical leadership. Next, three emerging trends within the organizational behavior literature are proposed for a leadership and ethics research agenda: 1) emotions, 2) fit/congruence, and 3) identity/identification. We believe each shows promise in extending current thinking. The review closes with discussion of important issues that are relevant to the advancement of research on leadership and ethics.

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Business Ethics Quarterly Twentieth Anniversary Forum, Part II: New Directions for Business Ethics Research
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Business Ethics Quarterly , Volume 20 , Issue 4 , October 2010 , pp. 583 - 616
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Copyright © Society for Business Ethics 2010

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