Efecto del liderazgo ético sobre la creatividad de los empleados: una revisión del estado de la investigación

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https://doi.org/10.18046/j.estger.2022.162.4472

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liderazgo ético, creatividad, investigación, dirección, gestión

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Este artículo presenta una revisión de la literatura y del estado de investigación sobre la relación entre liderazgo ético y creatividad en el trabajo. La metodología comprendió la búsqueda, organización, selección y análisis de artículos incluidos en las bases de datos EBSCO, Web of Science y Scopus. Se describen las características de los estudios, instrumentos de evaluación, teorías de soporte y principales resultados, y se discuten las perspectivas de investigación. A partir de los hallazgos reportados, se concluye que las prácticas de liderazgo ético en las organizaciones tienen efecto favorable sobre la creatividad de los trabajadores. Esta revisión sirve como insumo para estudios futuros y también como soporte para señalar la importancia en la toma de decisiones éticas como factor generador de comportamiento creativo.

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Efecto del liderazgo ético sobre la creatividad de los empleados: una revisión del estado de la investigación. (2022). Estudios Gerenciales, 38(162), 109-119. https://doi.org/10.18046/j.estger.2022.162.4472