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Ethische Führung

Validierung einer deutschen Adaption des Ethical Leadership at Work Questionnaire (ELW-D) nach Kalshoven, Den Hartog und De Hoogh (2011)

Published Online:June 30, 2015https://doi.org/10.1026/0932-4089/a000187

Abstract

Ziel der vorliegenden Studie ist es, ein Instrument zur Erfassung ethischer Führung ins Deutsche zu übertragen und zu validieren. Der Ethical Leadership at Work Questionnaire (ELW; Kalshoven, Den Hartog & De Hoogh, 2011) umfasst 38 Items über sieben Facetten ethischer Führung (Fairness, Machtteilung, Rollenklärung, Mitarbeiterorientierung, Integrität, Ethische Anleitung und Interesse an Nachhaltigkeit). Die Testung der faktoriellen Binnenstruktur erfolgte anhand einer Beschäftigtenstichprobe (N1 = 550). Konfirmatorische Faktoranalysen bestätigten die postulierte siebenstufige Faktorstruktur. Darüber hinaus zeigen sich Zusammenhänge zwischen den Facetten ethischer Führung und weiteren Führungskonstrukten. Die Überprüfung der Kriteriumsvalidität erfolgte mittels eines multi-source Datensatzes (N2 = 368). Es ergaben sich bedeutsame Zusammenhänge zu sämtlichen Kriteriumsvariablen (Arbeitszufriedenheit, affektives Commitment und illegitime Arbeitsaufgaben). Zusammenfassend steht mit dem übersetzten ELW-D nun ein verlässliches und multidimensionales Instrument zur Verfügung, um ethisches Verhalten auch im deutschsprachigen Raum differenziert abbilden zu können.


Ethical Leadership: Psychometric Properties of a German Adaption of the Ethical Leadership at Work Questionnaire (ELW-D)

The aim of this study was to test the psychometric properties of a German adaption of the Ethical Leadership at Work Questionnaire by Kalshoven, Den Hartog, and De Hoogh (2011). The ELW-D shows an improvement compared with previous instruments for assessing ethical leadership due to the multidimensional measurement of ethical leadership behaviors. Based on one sample (N1 = 550), the seven-factor structure was confirmed by conducting a confirmatory factor analysis. There was convergent validity between scales of ethical leadership and related leadership styles. Predominantly unrelated associations between ELW-D scales and followers’ age and leaders’ gender demonstrated discriminant validity. Significant relationships between scales of ethical leadership and followers’ job satisfaction, affective commitment (positive correlations), and illegitimate tasks (negative correlations) were interpreted as support for ELW-D criterion-related validity (N2 = 368). The German adaption of the ELW is a useful alternative to previous ethical leadership behavior measurement tools in Germany.

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