10 Strategic Points Quantitative Study Extraction #1
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Grand Canyon University: RES 850
January 18, 2017
10 Strategic Points Quantitative Study Extraction #1
| Article Citation | Brown, M. E., & Treviño, L. K. (2014). Do role models matter? An investigation of role modeling as an antecedent of perceived ethical leadership. Journal of Business Ethics, 122(4), 587-598. doi:10.1007/s10551-013-1769-0 | |
| Point | Description | Location(Page #) |
| Broad Topic Area | Ethical LeadershipThis study looks at the many types of ethical role models and how they affect ethical leadership. It is understood that a role model can influence the way that a person leads but it is unclear if an unethical role model has the same influence as an unethical one (Brown and Treviño, 2014). | 587 |
| Lit Review | Previous studies have found a link between the identified traits and behaviors as they relate to perceptions of ethical leadership. The question comes into play is that can these traits be influenced as part of social learning (Brown and Treviño, 2014). | 587 |
| Problem Statement | “We propose that ethical role models influence the development of ethical leadership by providing attractive exemplars of personal ethical behavior and the setting of ethical standards” (Brown and Treviño, 2014). | 589 |
| Research Questions | “Whether the ethical role models of leaders are related to employees’ ratings of their ethical leadership” (Brown and Treviño, 2014). | 588 |
| Sample | The sample group was made up of 217 managers. 600 managers were initially contacted.Average age: 41.4Average tenure: 11.5 years. Gender: 44 % of our sample was men. Direct Reports: 659, 1,561 surveys were initially contacted.(Brown and Treviño, 2014) | 592 |
| Describe Phenomena (qualitative) or Define Variables/ Hypotheses (quantitative) | “Hypothesis 1 Having had a childhood ethical role model is positively related to perceived ethical leadership” (Brown and Treviño, 2014). “Hypothesis 2 Having had a workplace ethical role model is positively related to perceived ethical leadership” (Brown and Treviño, 2014). “Hypothesis 3 Top management modeling is positively related to perceived ethical leadership” (Brown and Treviño, 2014). “Hypothesis 4 Age moderates the relationship between childhood role modeling and perceived ethical leadership such that the relationship should be stronger for younger leaders compared to older leaders” (Brown and Treviño, 2014). “Hypothesis 5 Age moderates the relationship between career role modeling and perceived ethical leadership such that the relationship should be stronger for older employees compared to younger employees” (Brown and Treviño, 2014). “Hypothesis 6 Age moderates the relationship between top management modeling and perceived ethical leadership such that the relationship should be stronger for older employees compared to younger employees” (Brown and Treviño, 2014). | 590 and 591 |
| Methodology & Design | Surveys were passed out via internal mail system. Anonymity was provided to participants. promised. Managers:Submitted information about their role models in addition to demographic and background information.Direct Reports:Submitted data about their managers’ ethical leadership traits(Brown and Treviño, 2014) | 592 |
| Purpose Statement | “We investigated the relationship between different types of ethical role models and follower ratings of ethical leadership” (Brown and Treviño, 2014). | 593 |
| Data Collection Approach | A survey was sent out to the managers to collect data about their mentors to gather data about the way that the mentors lead. A survey was then sent to the direct reports to see how the leader lead. That way the researchers could see if the leaders mentor influenced their leadership style. (Brown and Treviño, 2014) | 592 |
| Data Analysis Approach | Multiple ordinary least squares regression. The authors completed three regression models:Model 1: Leader background and demographic information. variablesModel 2: Role modeling predictorsModel 3 Hypothesized moderating. (Brown and Treviño, 2014) | |
References
Brown, M. E., & Treviño, L. K. (2014). Do role models matter? An investigation of role modeling as an antecedent of perceived ethical leadership. Journal of Business Ethics, 122(4), 587-598. doi:10.1007/s10551-013-1769-0.
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