Conflicting prescriptions for ‘ethical’ leadership in complex institutions

Perspectives from US collegiate athletic administrators

Bibliographic Data

ID12882818
AuthorsCalvin Nite (0000-0002-3095-8987, Texas Tech University, corresponding author), Trevor Bopp (0000-0002-6320-6028, University of Florida)
Year2015
Volume13
Issue3
Pages368-387
Publication date2015-09-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLeadership (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1742-7150 • E-ISSN: 1742-7169
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1742715015605878
OpenAlexW2342029669
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited64

This research sought to demonstrate how institutional complexity within the field of college athletics in the United States offers conflicting prescriptions for ethical leadership. With college athletics serving as the context for this investigation, data were collected from 14 athletic administrators at four universities. Participants suggested that ethical leadership in college athletics consisted of prioritizing the institution while integrating servant leadership. We discussed how these two logics are conceptually incompatible, thereby creating conflicting perspectives as to what it meant to be an ethical leader. By incorporating an institutional logic perspective, we demonstrated that conceptions of ethical leadership are subjected to engrained ideals that may not always be compatible as they lend themselves to differing ethical frameworks. The contextual implications as well as the broader discipline implications of this research are discussed

Context (archaeology · Engineering ethics · Ethical Leadership · Institution · Leadership · Leadership studies · Leadership style · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Public relations · Servant leadership · Social science · Sociology · Ethics in Business and Education · Management and Organizational Studies · Workplace Violence and Bullying

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