Abstract:

The aim of this study is to find out the relationship between ethical leadership, organizational identification and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). For the purpose of this study, data collected from 424 employees who work at the depository banks in Istanbul which are members of the Banks Association of Turkey between the dates of December 15 2014 and March 15 2015. In this context, the perception towards bank managers ethical leaderhsip behaviors were determined, the effect of ethical leadership behavior on organizational identification was investigated and the impact of organizational identification on OCB was determined. The results demonstrated that employees who assess their manager as an ethical leader shows stronger identification with the organization and this “oneness” have a positive effect on OCB.

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