The Relation Between Ethical Leadership and Workplace Conflicts: The Mediating Role of Employee Resolution Efficacy

Drawing on social learning theory, this research examined the role of ethical leadership in conflict situations. Specifically, ethical leadership was predicted to build employees’ resolution efficacy and subsequently increase employees’ ability to deal with conflict situations in the workplace (i.e....

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inJournal of management Vol. 44; no. 5; pp. 2037 - 2063
Main Authors Babalola, Mayowa T., Stouten, Jeroen, Euwema, Martin C., Ovadje, Franca
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.05.2018
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Chief executive officers
Efficacy
Employees
Ethics
Human resource management
Leadership
Mediation
Multisource
Organizational conflict
Social learning
Workplaces
ethical leadership
process conflict
task conflict
relationship conflict
resolution efficacy
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Drawing on social learning theory, this research examined the role of ethical leadership in conflict situations. Specifically, ethical leadership was predicted to build employees’ resolution efficacy and subsequently increase employees’ ability to deal with conflict situations in the workplace (i.e., relationship, task, and process conflict). A multisource study in Europe and a two-wave design study in Africa showed support for our mediation model. These findings expand and unite existing theory on conflict and ethical leadership.
ISSN:0149-2063
1557-1211
DOI:10.1177/0149206316638163