The Ethical Dimension of Leadership: The Perception of Ethical Leadership by Employees in Hotel Business

Abstract

Many organizations may be faced with unethical activities. The widespread of such activities in an organisation is closely connected with the leader’s sense of decency. The ethical leader, on the other hand, is influential in the widespread of positive ethical mentality in organisations with the activities he does and the practices he puts into action in this sense. In the same vein, it is inevitable for the employees sharing the same environment during the same day to be influenced by such behaviours. This paper aims at researching whether or not the ethical side of the leaders is perceived differently by the employees in a hotel business. The study was conducted with the participation of 1003 employees in the five-star hotels operating in Turkey. Survey technique was used in the study. As a result of analysisit was found significant relationship between age, ownership and work experience in the establishment and ethical leadership.