An integrative ethical approach to leader favoritism

IF 4.8 Q1 Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Business Ethics-A European Review Pub Date : 2020-07-20 DOI:10.1111/beer.12309

Inju Yang, S. Horak, N. Kakabadse

引用次数: 4

Abstract

Relationship building is one of the most important aspects of leadership; however, it can pose ethical challenges. Though particularistic treatment of employees by leaders, i.e. leader favoritism, commonly occurs, it is conventionally regarded negatively as fairness norms require leaders to treat followers equally. In this conceptual study, we explore different views on leader favoritism based on different ethical principles. We develop an alternative to the conventional view and suggest that leader favoritism may not necessarily lead to negative outcomes when empathy-based favoritism is applied. In this vein, we recommend drawing on the ethical principles of a utilitarian approach by balancing particularism and universalism, which is also helpful to build organizational social capital. We contribute to leadership theory by developing an early concept of an integrative ethical approach to leader favoritism.

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领导偏袒的综合伦理方法

建立关系是领导力最重要的方面之一;然而，这可能会带来道德上的挑战。虽然领导者对员工的特殊待遇，即领导者偏爱，经常发生，但它通常被认为是消极的，因为公平规范要求领导者平等对待下属。在这个概念研究中，我们探讨了基于不同伦理原则的不同观点对领导偏袒的看法。我们提出了一种替代传统观点的观点，并认为当基于同理心的偏爱被应用时，领导者的偏爱不一定会导致负面结果。在这种情况下，我们建议通过平衡特殊主义和普遍主义来借鉴功利主义方法的伦理原则，这也有助于建立组织社会资本。我们通过发展一个早期的概念，一个综合的伦理方法的领导偏爱贡献领导理论。

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Business Ethics-A European Review Multiple-

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期刊介绍： -To offer rigorous and informed analysis of ethical issues and perspectives relevant to organizations and their relationships with society -To promote scholarly research and advance knowledge in relation to business ethics and corporate social responsibility and social entrepreneurship by providing cutting edge theoretical and empirical analysis of salient issues and developments -To be responsive to changing concerns and emerging issues in the business ethics and business and society sphere, and to seek to reflect these in the balance of contributions -To be the publication outlet of choice for all types of original research relating to business ethics and business-society relationships. Original articles are welcomed. Each issue will normally contain several major articles, and there will be an occasional FOCUS section which will contain articles on an issue of particular importance and topicality. Other regular features will include editorial interviews, book reviews, comments and responses to published articles, research notes and case studies. Business Ethics: A European Review is well established as an academic research journal which is at the same time readable, user-friendly and authoritative. It publishes both fully refereed scholarly papers and special contributions such as speeches and reviews. The range of contributions reflects the variety and scope of ethical issues faced by business and other organisations world-wide, and at the same time seeks to address the interests and concerns of the journals readership.