The role of ethical leadership in reinforcing the organizational culture: The municipality Institution of Guémar in El Oued as a case study
Keywords:
ethical leadership, Guémar Municipality, moral orientation, organizational cultureAbstract
This study seeks to identify the role of ethical leadership in its six dimensions (justice, integrity, moral orientation, power sharing, role clarity and concern for employees) in enhancing organizational culture in its four dimensions (organizational values, beliefs, norms and organizational expectations). We used the questionnaire as a tool for collecting data. The study was conducted on a simple random sample of 75 respondents from the employees of Guémar Municipality, El Oued. The data was analyzed by means of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The study attained a set of results, the most important of which reveals that the ethical leadership contributes to strengthening the organizational culture in the institution subject of the study.
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