Abstract
Authentic leadership is considered a new field of leadership research. Its formative status makes it possible to attract unique commentary and re-examination. Based on a comparison between authentic leadership and leadership ethics and focusing on the theoretical perspective of authentic leadership, this essay argues for a new perspective of authentic leadership. Consistencies resulting from the comparison serve to reinforce this essay’s central argument, namely, that just as ethics is central to all forms leadership, the main perspectives and components of authentic leadership as well as factors that influence it are also central to the various leadership approaches. In other words, the centrality of ethics to leadership seems consistent with the centrality of authenticity to leadership. Therefore, rather than continue research in authentic leadership as a unique leadership approach, this essay recommends research in concepts such as authentic transformational leadership, authentic servant leadership, authentic team leadership, authentic transactional leadership, among other forms of leadership. The essay concludes with a study recommendation, sampling some research questions and a hypothesis.
Recommended Citation
Onyalla, Don Bosco
(2018)
"Authentic Leadership and Leadership Ethics: Proposing A New Perspective,"
The Journal of Values-Based Leadership: Vol. 11
:
Iss.
2
, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22543/0733.62.1226
Available at:
https://scholar.valpo.edu/jvbl/vol11/iss2/7
