It is thus related to concepts such as trust, honesty, consideration, charisma, and fairness.
[1][2] Ethics is concerned with the kinds of values and morals an individual or a society finds desirable or appropriate.
[3] According to social learning theory ethical leaders acts as role models for their followers.
Rewards and punishments given out by the leader create a second social learning opportunity, that teaches which behavior is acceptably and which is not.
[1] Other scales include the Ethical Leadership at Work Questionnaire proposed by Kalshoven et al. with 38 Items[5] and the Ethical Leadership Questionnaire (ELQ), composed of 15 Items and proposed by Yukl et al. in 2013.