Moralized Leadership: The Construction and Consequences of Ethical Leader Perceptions
研究追随者如何将领导者视为道德的(道德化过程),并分析道德化如何通过维护道德自我形象和道德声誉两条路径影响追随者行为,以及领导者行为背后的价值观(如同情、忠诚)如何决定追随者行为类型(如亲社会行为、亲组织行为)。
In this article we examine the construction and consequences of ethical leader perceptions. First, we introduce moralization as the primary process through which followers come to view their leaders as ethical. Second, we use moral foundations theory to illustrate the types of leader behavior that followers are most likely to moralize. Third, we identify motivations to maintain moral self-regard and a moral reputation as two distinct pathways through which moralization influences follower behavior. Finally, we show how the values that underlie leaders' moralized behavior (e.g., compassion, loyalty) determine the specific types of follower behavior that emerge (e.g., prosocial behavior, pro-organizational behavior).