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Asia Pacific Journal of Management
Published in: Asia Pacific Journal of Management 3/2019

14-06-2019

Does ethical leadership predict follower outcomes above and beyond the full-range leadership model and authentic leadership?: An organizational commitment perspective

Authors: Junghyun (Jessie) Lee, Jeewon Cho, Yoonjung Baek, Rajnandini Pillai, Se Hyung Oh

Published in: Asia Pacific Journal of Management | Issue 3/2019

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Abstract

Although cumulative evidence has shown that ethical leadership, as an emerging form of positive leadership, has beneficial effects on followers’ work outcomes, the demand for identifying the unique effects of ethical leadership has been increasing due to its conceptual and empirical overlap with other similar forms of leadership. Responding to recent calls for scholarly attention to the predictive validity of ethical leadership, this study investigates the unique effects of ethical leadership that goes above and beyond the full-range leadership model (FRLM) and authentic leadership. Furthermore, drawing on Meyer and Herscovitch’s (2001) model of organizational commitment, we examine the mediating effects of organizational commitment on the relationships among ethical leadership, task performance, and turnover intentions, while controlling for the FRLM and authentic leadership in two separate samples collected in South Korea. Our findings suggest that both affective and normative commitment mediate the posited relationships, even in the presence of the FRLM and authentic leadership. Theoretical and practical implications, limitations, and suggestions for future research are discussed.
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Metadata
Title
Does ethical leadership predict follower outcomes above and beyond the full-range leadership model and authentic leadership?: An organizational commitment perspective
Authors
Junghyun (Jessie) Lee
Jeewon Cho
Yoonjung Baek
Rajnandini Pillai
Se Hyung Oh
Publication date
14-06-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Asia Pacific Journal of Management / Issue 3/2019
Print ISSN: 0217-4561
Electronic ISSN: 1572-9958
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-018-9596-6

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