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Article Citation

Brown, M. E., & Treviño, L. K. (2014). Do role models matter? An investigation of role modeling as an antecedent of perceived ethical leadership. Journal of Business Ethics, 122(4), 422-5. doi:10.1007/s10551-013-1769-0

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Broad Topic Area

Ethics in Leadership

This study is based on many types of ethics and their roles in the leadership processes and its general impact in effective leadership. The study examines the positive contributions of role models in shaping corporate leadership and upholding of ethical standards within an organization (Brown, & Treviño, 2014).

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Lit Review

The previous studies by scholar have found that there is a strong link between the leadership traits and the behaviors of the leaders as they relate to the perceptions they portray in their ethical leadership. The major concern can be, are the traits influenced by the process of learning in the society.

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Problem Statement

“In this research, the paper proposes that the ethical role models are very influential in the development of ethical leadership in any field of study by providing a practical example of ethical leadership is a person and the set standards.” (Brown, & Treviño, 2014).

Research Questions

“Whether role model leaders have a relation with employees who rate their ethical leadership.”

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Sample

The sample group that was involved was made of 50 managers, out of the 220 managers who were personally contacted for the study

Average age: 32

Gender: 48 % of the sample used as men.

Average tenancy: 14 years.

Reports: 500, 1, 200 surveys were conducted from the field.

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Describe Phenomena (qualitative) or Define Variables/ Hypotheses (quantitative)

“Hypothesis 1: Many people believe that having had ethical leadership role model in the tender age is positively related to what is alleged over the ethical leadership in the late ages.” (Brown, & Treviño, 2014).

“Hypothesis 2: Having a workplace or preferred ethical role model is positively related to having the same traits in the leadership at a later date.”

“Hypothesis 3: Any topic leadership is perceived to have the ethical leadership in the modeling of the management.”

“Hypothesis 4: Age moderates the ethical leadership that is perceived by the childhood role model and the ethical leadership in the older age by having a stronger motive in the young leaders.” (Brown, & Treviño, 2014).

“Hypothesis 5: Age moderates the relations between the career in modeling and the perceived ethical leadership that is learned which is seen to be strong in the old age compared to the young age.”

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Methodology & Design

The surveys went through an internal mail system and the Privacy was guaranteed to all participants which were a promise

Managers: They provided information on their role models and added the background and demographic information on them

Direct Reports: The information was submitted about the managers’ leadership traits.

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Purpose Statement

Investigating the relationship that is there between the different types of the ethical role models and the rating of the ethical leadership that is portrayed out. (Brown, & Treviño, 2014).

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Data Collection Approach

A survey was given to the manager to collect data about their mentors and to collect information about how their mentor’s leads

A survey was then sent to the direct reports to see how the leader lead.

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Data Analysis Approach

Multiple ordinary least squares regression was applied

The three regression models were completed by the author:

Model 1: The variables of the Leader’s background and demographic information were taken

Model 2: Prediction of role modeling was done

Model 3 Hypothesized moderating.

Evaluation (Maximum 250-500 words)

The formation and establishment of ethical standards in leadership are dependent on the prevailing conditions individuals find themselves. This implies individuals design their administration morals based on coaches they encountered as they were realizing their specialty. The creators of the investigation trusted in the event they were in an actual situation based on our condition then it would make sense to go against the initial characteristics of their coaches. At the point an individual chooses a coach, they process their moral initiative example from that point. This can have positive and negative influence on a leader's ethical.

To gather the required information, the authors issued studies requesting point by point data regarding moral administration procedures and statistic data. The reports were question concerning the administrations leadership methods. The reviews were processed through inside mail framework, and discretion was provided to the participants. The creators trusted the moral advancement of a pioneer is specifically identified by the impact of the coach’s. 

The scientific research study seeks to use primary and secondary sources of data business organizations to among selected 600 managers, to which 241 responded. The gathering of troughs provides researchers a cross-area of the organizations leaders in an endeavor they produced precise outcomes. The inquiries the study requested were used to inspire a reaction about how the troughs moral initiative is influenced by the activities of their tutors. The main objective the researchers could have done to obtain an exact reaction is review more organizations.