Table 3 Correlation matrix of ethical leadership, conscientiousness, and moral courage

1-Ethical-oriented

1

2-Pioneering

.894^**

1

3-Power-sharing

.761^**

.848^**

1

4-Task-oriented

.780^**

.813^**

.778^**

1

5-Ethical leadership

.972^**

.963^**

.862^**

.863^**

1

6-Moral agency

.176^*

.230^**

.176^*

.181^*

.203^**

1

7-Multiple value

.197^**

.280^**

.226^**

.254^**

.244^**

.667^**

1

8-Endurance of threat

.121

.185^*

.136

.139

.151^*

.751^**

.735^**

1

9-Going beyond compliance

.105

.163^*

.094

.163^*

.134

.649^**

.699^**

.768^**

1

10-Moral goals

.017

.093

.032

.061

.048

.586^**

.505^**

.682^**

.773^**

1

11-Moral courage

.139

.217^**

.150^*

.181^*

.177^*

.844^**

.828^**

.910^**

.901^**

.833^**

1

12-Dependability

.217^**

.205^**

.146

.168^*

.212^**

.353**

.270^**

.275^**

.229^**

.127

.287^**

1

13-Achievement

.213^**

.162^*

.068

.111

.180^*

.390^**

.287^**

.312^**

.283^**

.184^*

.334^**

.677^**

1

14-Conscientiousness

.235^**

.199^**

.114

.150^*

.213^**

.407^**

.305^**

.321^**

.281^**

.171^*

.341^**

.905^**

.926^**

1