This paper signifies the inevitability of the responsible practices of leadership into the relation with the subordinates in the Indian organizations. The theme of this study revolves around the responsibility and ethical approach of the top management which directly or indirectly influence the job-related attitudinal behavior of employees. To analyze it empirically, a questionnaire is designed and 138 middle-level managers from four private sector telecom companies in India rated their superiors on 11 items of leadership scale. This study used internal consistency reliability, Pearson correlation, and exploratory factor analysis as statistical techniques. Factor analysis of the scores on such items yielded two dimensions. The paper examines the impact of leadership of managers upon their subordinates in the context of enhancing job satisfaction, affective commitment, and knowledge performance. The results of the study are not completely substantiating empirically to the theory that ethical attitude of leaders enhance commitment and satisfaction of subordinates in Indian context.

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责任，道德与领导力：一项印度研究

本文表明了领导者负责任的实践在与印度组织下属的关系中的必然性。这项研究的主题围绕着最高管理者的责任和道德方法，它们直接或间接地影响了员工与工作相关的态度行为。为了进行实证分析，设计了问卷，印度四家私营电信公司的138名中层管理人员对领导者的11个项进行了上级评价。本研究使用内部一致性可靠性，Pearson相关性和探索性因素分析作为统计技术。这些项目得分的因素分析产生了两个维度。本文探讨了在提高工作满意度的背景下，管理者的领导力对其下属的影响，情感承诺和知识表现。该研究的结果并没有从经验上完全证实以下理论：在印度背景下，领导者的道德态度会增强下属的承诺和满意度。