Abstract
Drawing on social learning theory, this research examined the role of ethical leadership in conflict situations. Specifically, ethical leadership was predicted to build employees’ resolution efficacy and subsequently increase employees’ ability to deal with conflict situations in the workplace (i.e., relationship, task, and process conflict). A multisource study in Europe and a two-wave design study in Africa showed support for our mediation model. These findings expand and unite existing theory on conflict and ethical leadership.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2037-2063 |
Number of pages | 27 |
Journal | Journal of Management |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 1 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- ethical leadership
- process conflict
- relationship conflict
- resolution efficacy
- task conflict
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Finance
- Strategy and Management