Reflection on Ethical Leadership

The field of moral leadership is one the approaches that has been seriously introduced in the leadership and management literature in the last decades of the twentieth century. Leadership is the most important factor in the survival and continued success of the organization. In modern organizations, the need to pay attention to organizational activities within the framework of ethical codes begins with the behavior of ethical leadership. Ethical leadership, embraces management and leadership methods in which the rights and dignity of the employees are valued and respected as human beings. In general, ethical leadership includes appropriate behavior in individual actions and group relationships which normatively encourages colleagues to establish two-way communication and leads to optimal decisions. Failure to pay attention to ethical issues and ethics in the organization can create problems for organizations. Meanwhile, people's judgment about the ethics or immorality of work has a significant effect on the quantity and quality of their work and as a result, organizational success. Therefore, our aim in this study is to clarify the concept of moral leadership, its dimensions, princ

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Dr. Zahra TorabiDepartment of Management & Accountant, Abadeh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abadeh, Iran