Mafunisa, J. M.Vermaak, N. J.Singo, Angeline Thivhilaeli2018-05-242018-05-242018-05-18Singo, A.T. 2018. Ethical leadership in the Limpopo Provincial Public Service of South Africa: an imperative for good governance. . . http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1075http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1075PhD (Public Administration)Department of Public and Development AdministrationThe study reviews and assess the impact of ethical leadership in promotion of good governance in the Limpopo Province in South Africa. Since the inception of the province in 1994, the provincial government witnessed an alarming statistics of unethical behaviour within its echelons. The media reports is frequently dominated by negative news of ethical transgression within the province’s public institutions. The reports on fraud and corruption scandals ranges from conflict of interests which manifest itself through payment of ghost workers, tardiness, weak institutions, lack of accountability and honesty by senior and subordinate public officials. In 2011, some of the provincial government’s departments were placed under “Administration”, meaning the control of province by the National Treasury. The placement of the departments under administration confirms the public perception that the province is engulfed by ethical challenges which result to poor governance of the province. The findings from the study confirm that although the province attempted to put strategies to minimise acts of unethical behaviour in the province, there is still a concern of ethical transgression that is ongoing and unabated. The study adopted the mixed methodology research design for data collection. The senior public managers and subordinate public officials were sampled as the population for the study. The aim is to assess the pivotal role that senior public managers as leaders play in fostering the organisational performance, hence good governance through modelling behaviour. The findings of the study assist to respond to the concern of why transgressions of ethical conduct occurs despite progressive legislative frameworks were introduced to promote good governance. The study recommended an Integrative Model of Ethical Leadership, which takes into account1 online resource (xv, 235, 7 leaves : color illustrations, color maps)enUniversity of VendaEthicsUCTDEthical leadershipLeadershipGood governanceMorals172.2096825Public administration -- Moral and ethical aspects -- South Africa - LimpopoPolitical ethics -- South Africa -- LimpopoEthics -- South Africa -- LimpopoCivics -- South Africa -- LimpopoLeadership -- South Africa -- LimpopoPolitical leadership -- South Africa -- LimpopoThesisSingo AT. Ethical leadership in the Limpopo Provincial Public Service of South Africa: an imperative for good governance. []. , 2018 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1075Singo, A. T. (2018). <i>Ethical leadership in the Limpopo Provincial Public Service of South Africa: an imperative for good governance</i>. (). . Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1075Singo, Angeline Thivhilaeli. <i>"Ethical leadership in the Limpopo Provincial Public Service of South Africa: an imperative for good governance."</i> ., , 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1075TY - Thesis AU - Singo, Angeline Thivhilaeli AB - The study reviews and assess the impact of ethical leadership in promotion of good governance in the Limpopo Province in South Africa. Since the inception of the province in 1994, the provincial government witnessed an alarming statistics of unethical behaviour within its echelons. The media reports is frequently dominated by negative news of ethical transgression within the province’s public institutions. The reports on fraud and corruption scandals ranges from conflict of interests which manifest itself through payment of ghost workers, tardiness, weak institutions, lack of accountability and honesty by senior and subordinate public officials. In 2011, some of the provincial government’s departments were placed under “Administration”, meaning the control of province by the National Treasury. The placement of the departments under administration confirms the public perception that the province is engulfed by ethical challenges which result to poor governance of the province. The findings from the study confirm that although the province attempted to put strategies to minimise acts of unethical behaviour in the province, there is still a concern of ethical transgression that is ongoing and unabated. The study adopted the mixed methodology research design for data collection. The senior public managers and subordinate public officials were sampled as the population for the study. The aim is to assess the pivotal role that senior public managers as leaders play in fostering the organisational performance, hence good governance through modelling behaviour. The findings of the study assist to respond to the concern of why transgressions of ethical conduct occurs despite progressive legislative frameworks were introduced to promote good governance. The study recommended an Integrative Model of Ethical Leadership, which takes into account DA - 2018-05-18 DB - ResearchSpace DP - Univen KW - Ethics KW - Ethical leadership KW - Leadership KW - Good governance KW - Morals LK - https://univendspace.univen.ac.za PY - 2018 T1 - Ethical leadership in the Limpopo Provincial Public Service of South Africa: an imperative for good governance TI - Ethical leadership in the Limpopo Provincial Public Service of South Africa: an imperative for good governance UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1075 ER -