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

• Published in: Journal of management Vol. 44; no. 5; pp. 2037 - 2063
• Main Authors: Babalola, Mayowa T., Stouten, Jeroen, Euwema, Martin C., Ovadje, Franca
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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....