Jesus’s Dazzling Garments

2019 ◽  
pp. 35-56
Author(s):  
Arthur P. Urbano
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Cognitive Model ◽  
Roland Barthes ◽  
Origen Of Alexandria

In his exegesis of the Transfiguration account in the Commentary on Matthew, Origen of Alexandria presents Jesus’s transfigured robes as a medium of revelation: to the disciples who witnessed the event and to the Christian interpreter. By contemplating Jesus’s garments, the latter will discover revealed knowledge on the nature of Christ and of the scriptures. This chapter examines Origen’s exegesis through the lens of what Roland Barthes called “written-clothing,” an infusion of garments with definitive value through descriptions and associations that make them signifiers of cultural values. Utilizing a “poetics of clothing” that highlights the color and fabric of Jesus’s robes while associating them with significant temporal, spatial, and historical markers rooted in Scripture and philosophy, Origen enhances the textual spectacle of Jesus’s garments. Moreover he constructs a cognitive model of written-clothing that at once verbalizes Jesus’s garments and “garmentizes” the Scriptures. In the end Origen creates an understanding of Jesus’s robes that transports the reader into contemplation of the incarnate Christ.

scholarly journals ORNAMENTS OF LAPO BATAKIN KUALA TANJUNG, BATUBARA REGENCY A SEMIOTICS INTERPRETATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 235
Author(s):  
Elisa Betty Manullang ◽  
Windy Lizasadela
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Roland Barthes ◽  
Cultural Experience ◽  
Cultural Symbols

This article aims to clarify the semiotic meaning in Lapo Batak ornaments in Kuala Tanjung, Batubara Regency. The data of this study were taken from the interpretation from Batak Toba people who live in Kuala Tanjung, Batubara Regency is located in North Sumatera Indonesia in interpreting their cultural symbols. In clarifying the data, the writer was conducted by using qualitative method. The result showed the semiotic meaning and how the cultural values were realized in Lapo Batak ornaments. The dates were analysed by using Roland Barthes’ order of signification theory; denotation, connotation, and myth to emphasize the interaction between the sign with the personal cultural experience of the viewers, and the interaction between convention in the sign with the conventions experienced and expected by viewers. The writer found that the interpretations of the personal cultural experience from the viewers were still far from the Batak Toba convention (myth) in interpreting the ornaments.

scholarly journals Representation of Islamic Communication Ethics in Etnis Gayo Cultural Culture in Aceh Central District (Representasi Etika Komunikasi Islam dalam Budaya Tutur Etnis Gayo di Kabupaten Aceh Tengah)

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Nfn Marhamah
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Roland Barthes ◽  
Community Leaders ◽  
Connotative Meaning ◽  
Communication Ethics ◽  
Ethnographic Approach ◽  
Kinship System ◽  
Central District

This study discusses the verbal symbols of Islamic communication ethics in Gayo ethnic speech in Central Aceh District. Speech in Gayo culture is a greeting or call between individuals, between groups or individuals with groups. In Gayo culture, it is unethical to call someone by name directly. Speech in Gayo culture is placed in the context of the kinship system and social structure. The method used in this research is qualitative research with ethnographic approach of communication. While the data collection techniques used are observation, documentation, as well as interviews with customary figures or cultural figures, community leaders or elders, and the community. Then the data were analyzed using semiotics analysis of Roland Barthes version. The results of this study indicate that the verbal symbols of Islamic communication ethics in Gayo ethnic speech in Central Aceh Regency seen in the use of speech used in everyday life is based on kinship system or kinship and position or function (said degree). The denotative meaning in this speech can be understood from the meaning described in Gayo. While the connotative meaning in this speech is understood based on Gayo cultural values. Understanding the connotative meaning of this speech become a reference in using speech in accordance with the context that gave rise to the myth in Gayo culture called kemali, jis, moth and sumang.Penelitian ini membahas mengenai simbol-simbol verbal etika komunikasi Islam dalam budaya tutur etnis Gayo di Kabupaten Aceh Tengah. Tutur dalam budaya Gayo merupakan kata sapaan atau panggilan antar individu, antar kelompok atau individu dengan kelompok. Dalam budaya Gayo, tidak etis memanggil seseorang dengan menyebut namanya langsung. Tutur dalam budaya Gayo ditempatkan pada konteks sistem kekerabatan dan struktur sosial. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah peneltian kualitatif dengan pendekatan etnografi komunikasi. Sementara teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah pengamatan, dokumentasi, serta wawancara dengan tokoh adat atau tokoh budaya, tokoh masyarakat atau sesepuh , dan masyarakat. Kemudian data dianalisis dengan menggunakan analisis semiotika versi Roland Barthes. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa simbol-simbol verbal etika komunikasi Islam dalam budaya tutur etnis Gayo di Kabupaten Aceh Tengah terlihat pada pemakaian tutur yang digunakan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari didasarkan pada sistem kekerabatan atau kekeluargaan dan jabatan atau fungsi (tutur gelar). Makna denotatif dalam tutur ini dapat dipahami dari arti yang dijelaskan dalam bahasa Gayo. Sedangkan makna konotatif dalam tutur ini dipahami berdasarkan nilai-nilai budaya Gayo. Pemahaman makna konotatif dari tutur ini menjadi acuan dalam memakai tutur sesuai dengan konteksnya yang menunculkan mitos dalam budaya Gayo disebut dengan kemali, jis, jengat, dan sumang.

scholarly journals PESAN MORAL PERNIKAHAN PADA FILM WEDDING AGREEMENT (ANALISIS SEMIOTIKA ROLAND BARTHES)

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nita Khairani Amanda ◽  
Yayu Sriwartini
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Roland Barthes ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Effective Media ◽  
Mutual Relations ◽  
One Year

<p align="center"><strong>ABSTRAK</strong></p><p>Media massa film dipilih sebagai media yang paling efektif dalam menyampaikan pesan, karena film dapat digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran melalui pesan yang direpresentasikan ke dalam adegan atau narasi cerita. Pelajaran yang dapat diambil berupa pesan moral, atau salah satunya tentang pesan moral pernikahan yang terkandung dalam Film <em>Wedding Agreement. </em>Film ini membahas sisi kehidupan pernikahan yang dipermainkan, dengan adanya perjanjian pernikahan yang menyebutkan pasangan akan bercerai usai satu tahun pernikahan.<em> </em>Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah kualitatif  dengan  sifat  penelitian  deskriptif.<em> </em>Penelitian ini mengunakan metode analisis semiotika Roland Barthes, dalam analisis ini terdapat tiga hal inti yang menjadi fokus yaitu makna Denotatif, Konotatif, dan Mitos yang digunakan peneliti sebagai panduan untuk melihat pengambaran terkait pesan moral pernikahan yang tergambar disetiap adegan film. Data yang didapatkan dalam penelitian ini bersumber dari aplikasi Iflix yang menayangkan Film <em>Wedding Agreement </em>dan<em> </em>digabungkan dengan buku-buku yang membahas mengenai film dan pesan moral pernikahan. Hasil penelitian yang menunjukan bahwa representasi pesan moral pernikahan yang tampil dalam film <em>Wedding Agreement, </em>adalah berupa pemenuhan hak dan kewajiban seorang suami istri. Seperti, kewajiban saling menjaga hubungan, mencintai satu sama lain, menghormati satu sama lain, dan memenuhi kebutuhan rumah tangga. Dalam film ini sutradara ingin menonjolkan sisi bagaimana cara seorang pasangan untuk menjaga hubungan mereka dengan menggabungkan nilai budaya pernikahan indonesia dan nilai-nilai pernikahan agama islam yang dapat dijadikan sebuah pembelajaran bagi penonton film <em>Wedding Agreement.</em> Selain itu, film ini tidak hanya memiliki pesan moral pernikahan, tetapi terdapat pesan moral lainnya yang berhubungan dengan kehidupan sehari-hari.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Kata Kunci : </strong>Kata Kunci : Semiotika, Film, Pesan Moral Pernikahan</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p align="center"><strong><em>ABSTRACT</em></strong></p><p><em>Film mass media was chosen as the most effective media in conveying messages, because film can be used as a learning medium through messages that are represented in scenes or narratives of stories. Lessons can be taken in the form of moral messages, or one of them is about the moral messages of marriage contained in the Film Wedding Agreement. This film discusses the side of married life being mocked, with a marriage agreement that says the couple will divorce after one year of marriage. This type of research is qualitative with the nature of descriptive research. This study uses Roland Barthes's semiotic analysis method, in this analysis there are three core things that are the focus, namely the Denotative, Connotative, and Mythical meaning used by researchers as a guide to see the depiction of marriage moral messages drawn in each film scene. The data obtained in this study is sourced from the Iflix application that shows Film Wedding Agreement and is combined with books that discuss the film and the moral message of marriage. The results showed that the representation of the moral message of marriage that appears in the film Wedding Agreement, is in the form of fulfilling the rights and obligations of a husband and wife. Like, the obligation to maintain mutual relations, love one another, respect each other, and meet the needs of the household. In this film the director wants to highlight the side of how a couple to maintain their relationship by combining the cultural values of Indonesian marriage and the values of Islamic religious marriage that can be used as a lesson for filmmakers of the Wedding Agreement. In addition, this film not only has a moral message of marriage, but there are other moral messages related to everyday life.</em></p><p><strong><em>Keywords: </em></strong><em>Semiotics, Film, Marriage Moral Message</em></p>

scholarly journals Visualisasi Perempuan dalam Desain Kemasan Produk Pelangsing Tubuh Merek Merit dan Natural Slimming Suit

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Hendro Aryanto
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Roland Barthes ◽  
Gender Theory ◽  
Product Packaging ◽  
Packaging Design ◽  
Gender Concept

<strong>Abstract</strong><br />Female Visualization in Body Slimming Product Packaging Design of Merit and Natural Slimming Suit. Advertising is expanding nowadays and this towards to pro and cons to certain commercials. The special purpose for visualization and illustration in body slimming product packaging design is to project cultural values, ethics, and to communicate consumer’s values. Gender concept in female exploitation was represented in packaging design as marketing message of attraction. The object of this research is body slimming product packaging design of Merit and Natural Slimming<br />Suit. The method of this research is qualitative method to explain and analysis the object of research. The semiotic method from Roland Barthes is use to explore the denotative method and connotative method of illustration image in the packaging. The interpretation of sign from the illustration image is related to gender theory. The result of his research<br />is the consumer’s understanding about female exploitation in body slimming product packaging. It is not only caused by female deliberation but only caused by need and demand. Female had shown themselves and entered the top difference era which are materialistic era, hedonistic, secularistic, and in depth individualistic. <br /><div> </div><div> </div><strong>Abstrak</strong><br />Visualisasi Perempuan dalam Desain Kemasan Produk Pelangsing Tubuh Merek Merit dan Natural Slimming Suit. Dunia periklanan sedang berkembang pesat membawa pengaruh yang dapat menimbulkan pro dan kontra terhadap suatu iklan di masyarakat. Tujuan khusus pada visualisasi ilustrasi desain kemasan produk pelangsing tubuh adalah<br />untuk memproyeksikan nilai-nilai budaya, etika, dan mengkomunikasikan nilai-nilai kelas konsumen. Konsep gender pada eksploitasi perempuan direpresentasikan dalam desain kemasan sebagai bagian dari daya tarik pesan penjualan. Objek pada penelitian ini adalah kemasan pelangsing tubuh merek Merit dan Natural Sliming Suit. Metode penelitian kualitatif digunakan untuk memaparkan dan menganalisis objek penelitian.<br />Metode analisis semiotika dari Roland Barthes digunakan untuk menjelaskan makna denotatif dan konotatif dari gambar ilustrasi pada kemasan. Interpretasi makna tanda yang ada pada gambar ilustrasi dikaitkan dengan kajian teori gender. Hasil dari peneltian ini adalah pemahaman bahwa eksploitasi perempuan dalam pencitraan pada kemasan produk pelangsing tubuh tidak saja karena kerelaan perempuan, namun juga karena kebutuhan. Perempuan dipamerkan dan memamerkan diri dan masuk ke era pembedaan yang paling puncak yaitu era materialistik, hedonistik, sekularistik, dan individualistik<br />yang sangat dalam.<br /><br />

Commodification of Local Culture In Cigarette Commercials: Semiotic Analysis On Dji Sam Soe Commercial “Mahakarya Indonesia 2016”

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-37
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Putro Prakoso
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Time Characteristic ◽  
Roland Barthes ◽  
Local Culture ◽  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
Long Time

Being restricted directly displaying cigarettes on commercials forces cigarette manufacturers and creative teams to work hard to create a cigarette commercial that can attract consumers’ attention. This is the reason why many cigarette manufacturers show scenes laden with local culture elements in their commercials as an effort to bring their products closer to the consumers. Local culture-themed commercials beginning to bloom on the television aim not only to preserve Indonesian local cultural values but also to protect them from being claimed by other countries. This research aims to get an overview of an alleged exploitation of Sumbawa local culture in Dji Sam Soe cigarette commercial Mahakarya Indonesia 2016 version. The research method used here is semiotic analysis with approaches from Roland Barthes, which are linguistics and connotative and denotative iconic message. Several vital scenes indicate practices of exploitation of Sumbawa local culture in the advertisement. These practices of local culture exploitation are marked by the emergence of scenes where Sumbawa people work together to build boats and houses (denotation), a long-time characteristic of Indonesian society, along with verbal and written message (linguistics) shown through the back sound of a man saying,“From the youths to the elders, to the youths.”and “One Nusantara collaborate to create an effort in which equal burden is bore on the shoulders!”.These sentences send both denotative and connotative messages that are important to be analyzed further.

scholarly journals SEMIOTICS OF BORDER (ANALYSIS OF BATAS, A FILM OF RUDI SOEDJARWO)

INFORMASI ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-49
Author(s):  
Sumekar Tanjung ◽  
Indra Ramanda
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
Roland Barthes ◽  
Front Face ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Message Delivery ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Delivery Medium

 This research was conducted to explain the presentation of the boundary meanings presented by Batas film through their character. The border becomes the front face of a country. The social conditions of people who are still lagging behind and far from infrastructure development make the people living in the border vulnerable to various problems. As a message delivery medium, meanings are represented by character in film. The author analyzed five scenes on each character in Batas film. These are, Ubuh’s character is threatened by the bad people who chase her in the middle of the forest, Arif’s character as a police officer who looking for the information in the community, Jaleswari’s character who cares about education problems at the border, Adeus’s character who has great desire for the advancement of the people at the border but get threats from individuals who do not want the people on the border to get a high education, the character of the Panglima who has power in the Dayak tribe community. This study uses a critical paradigm with a qualitative approach. The process describes the meaning of signs into denotations, connotations, and myths. The results of this study indicate that meanings are defined as areas that have complex problems. Access to transnational crime is still very easy as security is needed in the area. Despite the increase in technology and technology, the region must have the slightest education, strive to advance the regions, without prioritizing their own interests without ignoring the cultural values of their ancestors. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk menjelaskan reperesentasi makna batas yang dihadirkan oleh pembuat film Batas melalui karakter tokohnya. Perbatasan menjadi wajah terdepan dari suatu negara. Keadaaan sosial masyarakat yang masih tertinggal dan jauh dari pembangunan infrastruktur, membuat masyarakat suku Dayak yang tinggal di pedalaman rentan terhadap berbagai permasalahan. Sebagai medium penyampai pesan, film ini penting dikaji untuk menjelaskan bagaimana makna batas direpresentasikan melalui masing-masing karakter. Peneliti melakukan analisis terhadap lima scene pada masing-masing karakter dalam film Batas. Kelima scene tersebut adalah, karakter Ubuh yang terancam dengan adanya orang-orang jahat yang mengejar di tengah hutan, karakter Arif sebagai aparat penegak hukum yang mencari informasi di tengah masyarakat, karakter Jaleswari yang peduli terhadap masalah pendidikan yang terjadi di perbatasan, karakter Adeus yang memiliki keinginan besar demi kemajuan masyarakat di perbatasan namun mendapatkan ancaman dari oknum yang tidak ingin masyarakat di perbatasan mendapatkan pendidikan yang tinggi, karakter Panglima yang memiliki kuasa di masyarakat suku Dayak. Penelitian ini menggunakan paradigma kritis dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Proses analisis yang dilakukan adalah semiotika model Roland Barthes yang menjabarkan makna tanda menjadi denotasi, konotasi, dan mitos. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa makna batas dimaknai adalah daerah-daerah yang memiliki masalah kompleks. Akses kejahatan transnasional masih sangat mudah, sangat diperlukan pengamanan di daerah tersebut. Meskipun terjadi peningkatan teknologi dan teknologi, wilayah harus tetap memiliki pendidikan sekecil apapun, berjuang memajukan daerah, tanpa mementingkan kepentingan sendiri tanpa mengabaikan nilai budaya leluhurnya.

scholarly journals Gambaran nilai budaya dan kearifan lokal dalam film Wood Job!

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Raras Arum Wulandari
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Culture Media ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Roland Barthes ◽  
Communication Media ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Semiotic Approach ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
The City

Wood Job! is a film produced by Japanese theme-rural comedy-drama. The film, directed by Yaguchi Shinobu is an adaptation of the novel �Kamusari naa naa Nichijo�by Miura Shion. It tells a story of a high school student from the city that had to go through life as a forest farmer (lumberjack) in a remote village, with still so many myths, traditions, and the homage. The existences of the film in the community have a unique meaning among other communication media. Besides regarded as effective communication media in the dissemination of ideas and concepts, the film is also a medium of artistic expression provide disclosure paths of creativity, as well as culture media which depict human life and personality of a nation. Film can be considered as the transformation of people's lives, because in the film we can see the reflection of reality. To find out how the overview of cultural values and local wisdom in this film, researcher using a qualitative descriptive analysis with reference to the use of semiotics model of Roland Barthes. Researcher examine the signs appearing through three levels of meaning, denotation, connotation, and myth. Semiotic approach chosen for semiotics can be used to describe many things that are not visible on the surface. Semiotics able to peels more about the hidden meanings in it. This research is expected to broaden the Indonesian peoples to further the preservation of nature, using natural resources wisely. It is unfortunate if Indonesia's forests which are the lungs of the world misused by elements who are not responsible for the sake of mere group.�Keywords: Culture, Local Wisdom, Semiotics, Film��AbstrakWood Job! adalah sebuah film produksi Jepang yang mengusung tema komedi-drama-rural. Film yang disutradarai oleh Shinobu Yaguchi ini merupakan adaptasi dari novel �Kamusari naa naa Nichijo� karya Shion Miura. Mengisahkan tentang seorang pelajar SMA dari kota harus menjalani kehidupan sebagai seorang petani hutan di sebuah desa terpencil, dengan masih begitu banyak mitos, tradisi, dan sisi penghormatan. Keberadaan film di tengah masyarakat mempunyai makna yang unik diantara media� komunikasi lainnya. Selain dipandang sebagai media komunikasi yang efektif dalam penyebarluasan ide dan gagasan, film juga merupakan media ekspresi seni yang memberikan jalur pengungkapan kreativitas, serta media budaya yang melukiskan kehidupan manusia dan kepribadian suatu bangsa. Film dapat dikatakan sebagai transformasi kehidupan masyarakat, karena dalam film kita bisa melihat cerminan dari realitas. Untuk mengetahui bagaimana gambaran nilai budaya dan kearifan lokal dalam film ini, peneliti menggunakan analisis deskriptif kualitatif dengan mengacu pada penggunaan model semiotika Roland Barthes. Peneliti mengkaji tanda-tanda yang muncul melalui tiga tingkatan makna, yaitu denotasi, konotasi, dan mitos. Pendekatan semiotika dipilih karena semiotika dapat digunakan untuk menjelaskan berbagai hal yang tidak tampak di permukaan. Semiotika mampu mengupas lebih dalam mengenai makna-makna yang tersembunyi di dalamnya. �Penelitian ini diharapkan mampu membuka wawasan masyarakat Indonesia untuk lebih menjaga kelestarian alam, dengan menggunakan sumber daya alam secara bijaksana. Sangat disayangkan jika hutan Indonesia yang merupakan paru-paru dunia disalahgunakan oleh oknum-oknum yang tidak bertanggung jawab demi kepentingan kelompok semata.

Talking Across Cultures in Early Intervention: Finding Common Ground to Meet Children's Communication Needs

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 79-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth D. Peña ◽  
Christine Fiestas
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Cultural Orientation ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Provider Perspectives ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Communication Needs ◽  
Caregiver Role

Abstract In this paper, we explore cultural values and expectations that might vary among different groups. Using the collectivist-individualist framework, we discuss differences in beliefs about the caregiver role in teaching and interacting with young children. Differences in these beliefs can lead to dissatisfaction with services on the part of caregivers and with frustration in service delivery on the part of service providers. We propose that variation in caregiver and service provider perspectives arise from cultural values, some of which are instilled through our own training as speech-language pathologists. Understanding where these differences in cultural orientation originate can help to bridge these differences. These can lead to positive adaptations in the ways that speech-language pathology services are provided within an early intervention setting that will contribute to effective intervention.

Information and Communication Technology and Cultural Change

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 222-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Hansen ◽  
Tom Postmes ◽  
Nikita van der Vinne ◽  
Wendy van Thiel
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ict For Development ◽  
Practical Implications

This paper studies whether and how information and communication technology (ICT) changes self-construal and cultural values in a developing country. Ethiopian children were given laptops in the context of an ICT for development scheme. We compared children who used laptops (n = 69) with a control group without laptops (n = 76) and a second control group of children whose laptop had broken down (n = 24). Results confirmed that after 1 year of laptop usage, the children’s self-concept had become more independent and children endorsed individualist values more strongly. Interestingly, the impact of laptop usage on cultural values was mediated by self-construal (moderated mediation). Importantly, modernization did not “crowd out” traditional culture: ICT usage was not associated with a reduction in traditional expressions (interdependent self-construal, collectivist values). Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

The Emergence and Maintenance of Ethical Leadership in Organizations

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silke Astrid Eisenbeiß ◽  
Steffen R. Giessner
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Leadership Behavior ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Organizational Characteristics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Environmental Complexity ◽  
Group Influence ◽  
Analysis Society ◽  
Different Levels

The present paper gives a review of empirical research on ethical leadership and shows that still little is known known about the contextual antecedents of ethical leadership. To address this important issue, a conceptual framework is developed that analyzes the embeddedness of organizational ethical leadership. This framework identifies manifest and latent contextual factors on three different levels of analysis – society, industry, and organization – which can affect the development and maintenance of ethical leadership. In particular, propositions are offered about how (1) societal characteristics, notably the implementation and the spirit of human rights in a society and societal cultural values of responsibility, justice, humanity, and transparency; (2) industry characteristics such as environmental complexity, the content of the organizational mandate, and the interests of stakeholder networks; and (3) intra-organizational characteristics, including the organizational ethical infrastructure and the ethical leadership behavior of a leader’s peer group, influence the development and maintenance of ethical leadership in organizations. This list of factors is not exhaustive, but illustrates how the three levels may impact ethical leadership. Implications for managerial practice and future research are discussed.

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