A NEW PARADIGM IN MANAGEMENT: ETHICAL LEADERSHIP

Ethical leadership is that managers display appropriate leading behaviour with regard to ethical principles. It is believed that ethical leadership behaviour influence the organizational connection in a positive way. Within this concept it’s suggested that ethical leadership contributes to internal customer satisfaction in the organizations and as a result of it it affects the product and service quality positively. Although today the concept of ethical leadership attracts interest by academicians and by its appliers, it’s seen that it’s not defined completely yet and from many aspects there has been concept ambiguity. In short, ethical leadership is that the managers of the organizations adopt ethical principles in the period of management and have their employees feel it. Together with this main judge, in this study the concept of ethical leadership and the function and importance of ethical leadership is dealt. Besides, ethics, ethical leadership concept and definitions, the dimensions of ethical leadership, the similarities and differences of ethical leadership compared to other leadership types, studies done about ethical leadership, ethical principles and non-ethical attitudes are discussed.