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http://dx.doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2018.18.01.607

The Effect of Ethical Leadership on Leader Identification, Regulatory Focus, and Task Performance  

Ryou, Ki-Dong (성균관대학교 경영전문대학원)
Kim, Jeong-Sik (대진대학교 글로벌산업통상대학 경영학과)
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The Journal of the Korea Contents Association / v.18, no.1, 2018 , pp. 607-622 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we investigated path that influence task performance through mediation of leader identification, regulatory focus (promotion focus and prevention focus). The results of this study are summarized as follows. First, ethical leadership has a positive effect on leader identification. Second, leader identification has played a crucial role in the relationship between ethical leadership and regulatory focus, and regulatory focus also have an important mediating effect on the relationship between leader identification and task performance. These results show that leader identification, regulatory focus play as an important mediator in relationship between ethical leadership and task performance.
Keywords
Ethical Leadership; Leader Identification; Regulatory Focus; Promotion Focus; Prevention Focus; Task Performance;
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