Principles of ethical leadership in executives of the University of La Guajira, Colombia

Abstract

In recent times, the demands of the environment have configured a new university identity, more open, flexible, sustainable and changing in an emerging global technological and scientific framework. Said context requires a leadership focused on values and with a sense of identity, pointing towards an ethical responsibility. In this way, the objective of the research was to analyze the ethical leadership in executives of the University of La Guajira, Colombia. A descriptive study was used, with a non-experimental, transectional, field design. The data were collected through a 12-item questionnaire, with a frequency scale, with five response alternatives: Always, almost always, sometimes, almost never and never, addressed to the population made up of fifty (50) directors of the University of La Guajira. The findings indicate that the principles of respect, sense of community, justice and fairness, honesty and altruism are present. It is concluded that ethical leadership in the directors of the University of La Guajira, seeks to strengthen principles with values to promote changes in organizational thinking, which lead to achieving a quality education.