Abstract
The research has shown that many leaders lack ethical practice, but training and development geared towards ethical leadership can serve to bridge this gap in theory and practice. This paper focuses primarily on the key aspect of training and development to promote more ethical leadership within a higher education institution setting. The data were drawn from a mixed-method study adopting both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Simple random sampling constituted a sample of 312 academic and administrative staff members at the institution. The purposeful sampling for the qualitative component was a realized sample of 3 executive management leadership and 9 line management leadership participants, indicating a total response rate of 67%. The results for executive management leadership reflect poor leadership style from the employees’ perspective in relation to respect and fairness, transparency, behavior, and other ethical leadership-related items (of M = 2.74, SD = 0.033). In addition, there was a clear need for leadership to attend ongoing training courses (M = 4.20, SD = 0.904). From the qualitative perspective, more than 50% of the leadership respondents indicated no appropriate university leadership programmes or ethical leadership programs. Therefore, the investment in training and development can promote more ethical leadership style, which in turn can have a positive impact on employees (M = 4.43, SD = 0.740). In light of this, the results provide a strong inclination towards more training and development programs to ensure that leaders develop ethical considerations in their role as leaders.
Highlights
This paper examines the importance of ethical leadership from the training and development perspective
Employees feel that Executive Management Leadership (EML) style is showed a need for all level managers to attend lead- currently not up to ethical standards based on the ership and development training programs
The study concludes that there currently exists a need for training and development to foster ethical leadership style at the institution
Summary
This paper examines the importance of ethical leadership from the training and development perspective. South African higher education institutions (hereafter referred to as SAHEIs) need to ensure that leadership development is a priority at all levels. There is a need for higher education (hereafter referred to as HE) leaders to develop new skills and leadership practices to respond effectively to transformation challenges The global economy requests for the development of management skills, innovative approaches, and competitive advantages of Higher Education Institutions The White Paper proposed sound governance, robust management, astute and effective leadership as important prerequisites for the transformation of Higher Education and training area (De La Rey, 2015). Leadership development and in HE is of crucial importance to the future of South Africa
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