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Ethical Leadership Scale

The Ethical Leadership Scale (ELS) is a 10-item instrument measuring the degree to which leaders model ethical behavior and hold followers accountable to ethical standards. Developed by Brown, Treviño, and Harrison in 2005, the ELS operationalizes ethical leadership, assessing leader conduct and norm-setting that shape organizational ethics.

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  1. Brown, M. E., Treviño, L. K., & Harrison, D. A. (2005). Ethical leadership: A social learning perspective for construct development and testing. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 97(2), 117-134. DOI: 10.1016/j.obhdp.2005.03.002
  2. Yukl, G. A. (2002). Leadership in organizations (5th ed.). Prentice Hall. ISBN: 978-0130655967

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ScholarGateEthical Leadership Scale (Ethical Leadership Scale (ELS)). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/organizational-behavior/ethical-leadership-scale