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The Congruence of Ethical Leadership: An Examination of Leadership and Organizational Ethical Climate in Nigeria

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  • Chikelu Okey Felix. PhD

    (Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State. Nigeria)

  • Bala Aliyu Kardi

    (Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State. Nigeria)

  • Mustapha Shehu

    (Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State. Nigeria)

Abstract

Nowadays, organizations that ignor the importance of leadership ethicality and role might yield negative and imprecise results. Thus, leaders are required not only to develop but equally nuture a strong ethical organizational climate and internalise other moral values in modern organization. Against that backdrop, very little studies were able to integrate leadership values with organizational ethical climate and other moral values. though much have been written on ethics, moral values and leadership styles. Consequently, this study explored the development and validation of a theory and an instrument to explain the structural relationship between the itemized variables in the context of Nigeria business organization. Findings indicated that altruism positively influences and affects ethical leadership while ethical leadership equally has a significant positive effect on organizational ethical climate. Furthermore, integrity was observed to significantly moderate the positive effect of ethical leadership on organizational ethical climate. Against the above backgroud therefore, and based on findings, it is advocated that simultaneous application of multiple leadership styles in enhancing subordinates’ and organizational general ethicality. Thus, this requires further exploration and might lead to reconceptualization of ethical leadership and its dimensions.

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  • Chikelu Okey Felix. PhD & Bala Aliyu Kardi & Mustapha Shehu, 2020. "The Congruence of Ethical Leadership: An Examination of Leadership and Organizational Ethical Climate in Nigeria," International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI), vol. 7(5), pages 289-293, May.
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