SAUDI WOMEN PERCEPTIONS ON ETHICAL LEADERSHIP AND TRUST

Abstract

Leader plays important roles in guiding their followers in a right way. Leader is a truly moral person definite expounds ethical practices to their followers. Followers enroll their actions and making duties done by simulating it from their leaders, even if it’s in a right or wrong way. This study examines the ethical behaviors and relationship between a supervisor and his/her employees. The questionnaire was developed using Google forms and the primary data were collect through online questionnaire survey. The sample size of this study is 102 participants with majority Saudi women's working in private companies in Jeddah. The study found that there are women strongly perceived that their supervisors have high ethics. The study also found there is high perception among the women on ethical issues with immediate supervisors. The study further concluded that ethical issues contribute to proper working relationship between the women and immediate supervisor in Saudi Arabia