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Exploring the effects of ethical leadership behaviours on team effectiveness
Dissertation (MPhil)--University of Pretoria, 2023
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| author | Nkosi, Nomonde |
| author2 | Mbokota, Gloria |
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/96411 Exploring the effects of ethical leadership behaviours on team effectiveness Nkosi, Nomonde Mbokota, Gloria Ethical leadership Team performance Individual performance Team effectiveness Qualitative research Dissertation (MPhil)--University of Pretoria, 2023 Combating the widespread issues of accountability avoidance, dishonesty, corruption, and regulatory noncompliance within local government necessitates the continual presence of ethical leadership. Scholars emphasise the importance of conducting rigorous empirical research using signaling theory, a powerful approach required in revealing reliable insights. Such efforts are crucial to improving service delivery standards and strengthening good governance. The research aimed to investigate the influence of ethical leadership behaviours on team effectiveness within local government, focusing on senior and middle managers. Specifically, it sought to understand how these behaviours affect both individual and team performance. The study employed qualitative methods to explore the impact of ethical leadership behaviours on team effectiveness. The data was gathered through conducting semi-structured interviews with senior and middle managers from Gauteng Municipalities. Phenomenology was utilised to explore participants’ experiences in depth, providing a comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon. The study included 22 participants holding different leadership roles across Local, District, and Metropolitan Municipalities. The findings highlighted that ethical leaders strive to exhibit exemplary behaviours towards their followers by encouraging teams to behave morally and with integrity. The qualities that promote team performance were found to be actively participating in the team journey through promoting growth, empowerment, and motivation. Through the evaluation of the research results and the literature analysis, a comprehensive organisational framework for ethical leadership behaviours and team effectiveness was proposed, which distinguishes between perceptions, beliefs, personality traits, and actions to provide a more cohesive pagibs2024 2024-06-12T07:21:07Z 2024-06-12T07:21:07Z 2024-09-11 2024-09-11 Mini Dissertation * A2024 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/96411 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Ethical leadership Team performance Individual performance Team effectiveness Qualitative research Nkosi, Nomonde Exploring the effects of ethical leadership behaviours on team effectiveness |
| title | Exploring the effects of ethical leadership behaviours on team effectiveness |
| title_full | Exploring the effects of ethical leadership behaviours on team effectiveness |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the effects of ethical leadership behaviours on team effectiveness |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the effects of ethical leadership behaviours on team effectiveness |
| title_short | Exploring the effects of ethical leadership behaviours on team effectiveness |
| title_sort | exploring the effects of ethical leadership behaviours on team effectiveness |
| topic | Ethical leadership Team performance Individual performance Team effectiveness Qualitative research |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/96411 |
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