Ethical Leadership as Process: A Conceptual Proposition

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FIGURE 1 Ethical leadership timeline.

TABLE 1 External Orientation of Ethical Leadership Styles

Ethical leadership Style	Defining characteristic	External stake holders
Virtuous	Honesty; truthfulness; wisdom	None
Positive and authentic	Open to feedback	Internal only
Moral manager	Reliance on rules	Internal only
Grounded leader	Reliance on ethical principles	Internal only
Social responsibility leadership	Total commitment to followers and environment	Internal and external
Transformational leadership	Identification and implementation of needed change/corrective ethical measure	Internal and external

FIGURE 2 Steps of ethical leadership process.

FIGURE 3 Concentric circles of ethical leadership.

FIGURE 4 Ethical leadership quadrants.