Ethical Leadership in the Eyes of Gen Z: A Literature Review

Albert Theriono Lim, Lianto - Lianto

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Ethical Leadership emerges when a leader guides others using ethical principles and values, which include trust, integrity, empathy, justice, and charisma. Ethics also involves a person's moral character and intentions. This research focuses on a review of literature on ethical leadership in the eyes of Generation Z (Gen Z). Few articles provide an overview of the current library on this issue. The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief literary overview of Ethical Leadership in the vision of Gen Z. This paper will focus on the basic theories, definitions, dimensions, antecedents, consequences and managerial implications of ethical leadership within the eyes of Generation Z. It is hoped that this paper will be useful to researchers who are drawing up research proposals on the issue.

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