The principled leadership scale : an integration of value-based leadership
| dc.contributor.author | Hendrikz, Karen | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.author | Engelbrecht, Amos S. | en_ZA |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-04-15T09:54:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-04-15T09:54:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
| dc.description | CITATION: Hendrikz, K. & Engelbrecht, A. S. 2017. The principled leadership scale : an integration of value-based leadership. SA Journal of Industrial Psychology / SA Tydskrif vir Bedryfsielkunde, 45:a1553, doi:10.4102/sajip.v45i0.1553. | |
| dc.description | The original publication is available at http://www.sajip.co.za | |
| dc.description | Publication of this article was funded by the Stellenbosch University Open Access Fund. | |
| dc.description.abstract | Orientation: A need exists to investigate leader behaviour necessary to curb the corruption that has infected and weakened South Africa’s moral fibre. Such leader behaviour would need to be underpinned by a set of universal moral values. Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a new measure, the principled leadership scale (PLS), by integrating the value-based behaviours inherent in transformational, servant, authentic and ethical leadership. Motivation for the study: Leader behaviour intrinsic to value-based leadership was found to be closely aligned with universal moral values. Because the study found a considerable overlap between the behaviours mentioned in the value-based leadership theories, it sought to integrate these behaviours under one construct and to develop a reliable and valid scale to assess this construct. Research approach/design and method: Data from the quantitative study were analysed by means of item analysis, exploratory and confirmatory bi-factor analysis conducted via structural equation modelling. Main findings: The confirmatory bi-factor solution corroborated a strong general principled leadership factor and four moderately weak group factors. The statistical analyses provided good fit of the PLS measurement model with the empirical data. Practical and managerial implications: The study found acceptable measurement properties of the PLS that may be used for applications, such as the selecting, training and developing of ethical leadership in organisations. Contribution/value-add: The study adds value in that it is the first to integrate the four value-based leadership theories under one construct and to develop a potential psychometrically sound instrument to measure principled leadership. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.uri | https://sajip.co.za/index.php/sajip/article/view/1553 | |
| dc.description.version | Publisher's version | |
| dc.format.extent | 10 pages | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Hendrikz, K. & Engelbrecht, A. S. 2017. The principled leadership scale : an integration of value-based leadership. SA Journal of Industrial Psychology / SA Tydskrif vir Bedryfsielkunde, 45:a1553, doi:10.4102/sajip.v45i0.1553 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2071-0763 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0258-5200 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.other | doi:10.4102/sajip.v45i0.1553 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/105563 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_ZA | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
| dc.rights.holder | Authors retain copyright | |
| dc.subject | Leadership -- Moral and ethical aspects | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Values-based leadership | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Servant leadership | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Transformational leadership | en_ZA |
| dc.title | The principled leadership scale : an integration of value-based leadership | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Article | en_ZA |