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THE IMPACT OF ETHICAL LEADERSHIP ON MEMBER’S CREATIVITY AND CAREER SUCCESS: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF LEADER-MEMBER EXCHANGE

Canan Nur KARABEY
Zisan Duygu ALİOGULLARİ
Pages
202–211
Publication Date
2018-09-30
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Survey results were analysed by structural equation modelling.Findings- The results show that ethical leadership affects LMX positively and in turn LMX has a positive and significant impact on creativity.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Purpose- The aim of this study is to investigate possible direct and indirect effects (through leader-member exchange-LMX) of member’s ethical leadership perception on their career success and individual creativity.Methodology- Survey method was used to test the hypothesized effects in the proposed model.
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Key Findings & Data:A total of 212 employees from private sector companies in a province of Turkey participated in the survey.
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Conclusion & Impact:Survey results were analysed by structural equation modelling.Findings- The results show that ethical leadership affects LMX positively and in turn LMX has a positive and significant impact on creativity.
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⚙️Variables:Leader-member exchange · ethical leadership · creativity

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Purpose- The aim of this study is to investigate possible direct and indirect effects (through leader-member exchange-LMX) of member’s ethical leadership perception on their career success and individual creativity.Methodology- Survey method was used to test the hypothesized effects in the proposed model. A total of 212 employees from private sector companies in a province of Turkey participated in the survey. Survey results were analysed by structural equation modelling.Findings- The results show that ethical leadership affects LMX positively and in turn LMX has a positive and significant impact on creativity. Thus, ethical leadership was found to have only indirect effect on creativity through LMX. On the other hand, ethical leadership was found to have a positive and statistically significant direct effect on career success. Conclusion- Working with an ethical leader brings close interaction between employee and the leader, fosters employee’s loyalty to the leader and commitment to the organizational tasks beyond formal requirements. In turn, high leader-member exchange leads to an increase in employee’s creativity. Moreover, if employees believe that their leader adopts ethical beliefs and performs ethically, they would be satisfied with their improvement in achieving career goals regarding promotion, salary and work success regardless of the quality of their relationship with the leader.

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KARABEY, C. N., ALİOGULLARİ, Z. D. (2018). THE IMPACT OF ETHICAL LEADERSHIP ON MEMBER’S CREATIVITY AND CAREER SUCCESS: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF LEADER-MEMBER EXCHANGE. Research Journal of Business and Management, Cilt: 5 - Sayı: 3, 202–211. https://ajindex.com/articles/238805

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