The Importance of Ethics in Organisations, Their Leaders, and Sustainability
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| Publicado en: | Administrative Sciences vol. 15, no. 9 (2025), p. 372-388 |
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| 520 | 3 | |a In modern organisations, ethical leadership has emerged as a key driver of sustainability, shaping both employee behaviour and long-term organisational performance. This study investigates the mechanisms through which ethical leadership fosters organisational sustainability, with a focus on the mediating role of organisational commitment. A quantitative, cross-sectional survey was conducted in mainland Portugal between January 2024 and January 2025 with a sample of 285 employees from medium and large companies (48% male, 52% female). Ethical leadership was measured with the 10-item Ethical Leadership Scale (α = 0.94), organisational commitment with a 7-item validated scale (α = 0.91), and organisational sustainability with a 12-item scale capturing ethical climate and voluntary pro-environmental behaviours (α = 0.93). Data were analysed using structural equation modelling with maximum likelihood estimation and bootstrapping. Results support the hypothesised model, showing that ethical leadership positively predicts organisational commitment (β = 0.62, SE = 0.07, p < 0.001, 95% CI [0.48, 0.75]) and organisational sustainability indirectly through commitment (indirect effect β = 0.31, SE = 0.06, p < 0.001, 95% CI [0.20, 0.43]). Direct effects of ethical leadership on sustainability were weaker and non-significant once the mediator was included, confirming the centrality of commitment. Model fit indices indicated strong adequacy (CFI = 0.962, TLI = 0.954, RMSEA = 0.048, SRMR = 0.041). Theoretically, the findings reinforce the integration of ethical leadership theory with sustainability research, clarifying the role of commitment as a mediating mechanism. Practically, the study suggests that fostering ethical leadership behaviours—fair decision-making, role modelling, and integrity—can strengthen employee commitment, which in turn drives sustainable organisational practices. This highlights the importance of leadership development programmes centred on ethics as a strategic lever for long-term sustainability. | |
| 653 | |a Corporate culture | ||
| 653 | |a Leadership | ||
| 653 | |a Employees | ||
| 653 | |a Sustainability | ||
| 653 | |a Climate | ||
| 653 | |a Ethics | ||
| 653 | |a Behavior | ||
| 653 | |a Long term | ||
| 653 | |a Bootstrapping | ||
| 653 | |a Structural equation modeling | ||
| 653 | |a Decision making | ||
| 653 | |a Maximum likelihood method | ||
| 653 | |a Bootstrap method | ||
| 653 | |a Development programs | ||
| 653 | |a Morality | ||
| 653 | |a Sustainable development | ||
| 653 | |a Environmentalism | ||
| 653 | |a Organizational commitment | ||
| 653 | |a Organizational ethics | ||
| 653 | |a Job performance | ||
| 653 | |a Professional development | ||
| 700 | 1 | |a Infante-Moro, Alfonso |u Facultad de Empresariales y Turismo, University of Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain | |
| 773 | 0 | |t Administrative Sciences |g vol. 15, no. 9 (2025), p. 372-388 | |
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