On Ethics And Leadership: Levels Of Transformational Leadership And Occupational Work Ethic Of Educational Middle Managers Of De La Salle Lipa, Philippines
Volume 3 - Issue 6, June 2019 Edition
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Author(s)
Joseph Angelou I. Ng, PhD
Keywords
ethical leadership, ethics, leadership, transformational leadership
Abstract
The success of any organization depends in part on the kind of leadership its manager has – not only on the style of leadership he portrays, but also on the ethical foundation that this leadership style is built. It is for the reason that when leadership in an organization is assessed, ethics becomes an equally important dimension to consider. This study looked into the transformational leadership level and occupational work ethic of middle managers from the college department in De La Salle Lipa, one of the leading educational institutions in the CALABARZON region of the Philippines. A descriptive method of research was utilized. Bass’ Model of Transformational Leadership and Petty and Hill’s Work Ethic Model were used as the theoretical frameworks. Items adapted from the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) and the Occupational Work Ethic Inventory (OWEI) comprised the data gathering instrument. Weighted mean and Pearson’s correlation coefficient were the statistical tools used. Findings revealed that majority of the participants were females, middle-aged, married, have acquired a master’s degree and have worked as educators for 11 to 15 years. They have moderately high levels of transformational leadership and occupational work ethic. Transformational leadership was found to be significantly related to occupational work ethic. No statistically significant difference was noted in both transformational leadership and occupational work ethic based on profile components. These results have become instrumental in devising an action plan which recommended strategies to enhance the work ethic and leadership skills of educational middle managers in the said school.
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