What Are the Similar Ethical Characteristics of Leaders When Working in Different Cultures?

Pichayapa Holland Suthirawut () and Piyapong Siriviriyanun ()
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Pichayapa Holland Suthirawut: National Institute of Development Administration
Piyapong Siriviriyanun: National Institute of Development Administration

A chapter in Ethics and Human Resource Development, 2024, pp 381-391 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In the digital era, the role of ethical leadership across cultural contexts has been brought to attention frequently in everyday society. This paper aims to focus on the emerging construct of ethical leadership in cross-cultural contexts and identify whether there are any similar characteristics across Eastern and Western cultures (e.g., Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the United States, Ireland, and Germany). In order to understand these concepts, we need to understand the three main questions in ethical leader decision-making process and how these factors influence cultural leaders. We also identify that the four concepts of universally ethical leadership that has been accepted across cultures are character/integrity, altruism, collective motivation, and encouragement. At the end of this study, implications are provided for human resources practitioners to plan learning and development programs and help leaders prepare themselves before being sent to different countries in the near future.

Keywords: Ethical leadership; Cross-cultural leadership; Ethics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-38727-2_19

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