Recently introduced and conceptualized ethical leadership was examined in one sector of hospitality industry in this study. Scholars believe that by becoming role models in terms of conducting ethical codes of conducts in behaviors and decision making-process, leaders are able to enhance and influence different outcomes in their respective organization. To empirically examining the productive influence of this particular leadership, employee's behavioral outcomes were investigated. Using 117 data revealed that when leaders are considered to be role models in their respective organizations, their followers tend to be satisfied and committed, in which would result in diminishing their intention to leave the organizations.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.