Abstract
Objectives: ethical leadership is a widely discussed topic, but so far there are still debates around this topic, even arguing that ethical leadership is just statements of right and wrong or that it is a style “leadership style”. Now, the impact of the fourth industrial revolution will make ethical leadership even more essential to improving leadership performance. Therefore, the aim of the study is to show the advantages and challenges of the fourth industrial revolution, these impacts on ethical leadership, so that the effects are useful to leadership performance. Focus on developing ethical leadership. Methods / Analysis: this study conducts analysis and evaluation from data sources on Science Direct, Web of Science, and Scopus, thereby showing the basic characteristics of leadership, ethics, ethical leadership, fourth industrial revolution, advantages and challenges, discussions on the impact of the fourth industrial revolution on ethical leadership. Findings: The findings of the study indicate that the ethical leadership qualities are quite stable, such as perseverance, service spirit, tolerance, power sharing, fairness, etc. The impact of the fourth technological revolution will make ethical leaders more effective in their roles, making it easier for leaders to overcome challenges, contributing to improving leadership performance. Novelty / Improvement: research shows that ethical leaders will be dedicated leaders, service-minded leaders, impacted by the fourth technological revolution, making leadership even more powerful. Virtue becomes more and more important. Therefore, in order to successfully implement the fourth industrial revolution, it is necessary to pay attention to developing ethical leadership. Doi: 10.28991/HEF-2021-02-03-05 Full Text: PDF
Highlights
The first ideas about morality appeared quite early in antiquity
It will be difficult to assert that ethical leadership is only right or wrong if it is not tied to specific cultures, leadership contexts and situations, and historical circumstances
True values of the fourth industrial revolution do not change the role and nature of ethical leadership, it should be seen that the impact of the fourth industrial revolution highlights the role of leaders “virtue”
Summary
In the East, moral ideas associated with the doctrine of virtue were initiated by Confucius (551-479 BC) and further supplemented by Mencius (372-289 BC) and Xunzi (298-238 BC), and development, emphasizing values such as filial piety, loyalty, based on the duty of the individual, seen as an obligation to ensure the smooth functioning of society rather than protecting individual rights. The concept of morality seems to have little change, even when the concept of morality is approached from different angles, the values are as common as with universal values such as: respect, service, integrity, fairness, honesty, responsibility, honesty continue to be widely recognized. It will be difficult to assert that ethical leadership is only right or wrong if it is not tied to specific cultures, leadership contexts and situations, and historical circumstances
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