1997•Journal of Leadership StudiesRequires access

Ethical Followers: A Link to Ethical Leadership

Gerri E. Perreault

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Scholars and practitioners of ethical leadership need to give attention to both leaders and followers in the leadership process. This paper conceptualizes followers as active participants in the leadership process with central roles in ethical leadership. The author uses a four-component process of ethical decision-making to provide insights into the capabilities required for in order for followers to act ethically. The paper concludes with a focus on the joint responsibility of both leaders and followers for ethical decisions.

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Key concepts: Ethical leadership, Transformational leadership, Engineering ethics, Process (computing), Ethical decision, Focus (optics), Political science, Public relations