This corrigendum addresses referencing errors in a study on ethical leadership and trust, highlighting the importance of accurate citations.
It has come to the attention of the publisher that the article Amos S. Engelbrecht, Gardielle Heine and Bright Mahembe (2017) “Integrity, ethical leadership, trust and work engagement”, published in Leadership & Organization Development Journal, Vol. 38, No. 3, https://doi.org/10.1108/LODJ-11-2015-0237 did not reference two sources drawn upon. These were: Heine, G., “The Influence of Integrity and Ethical Leadership on Trust and Employee Work Engagement” (unpublished thesis: Stellenbosch University, 2013) and Engelbrecht, A.S, Heine, G. and Mahembe, B. (2014) “The influence of ethical leadership on trust and work engagement: an exploratory study”, SA Journal of Industrial Psychology, Vol. 40, No. 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajip.v40i1.1210. The author guidelines for Leadership & Organization Development state that articles must be fully referenced. The authors sincerely apologise for this.
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