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Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership: Casting Light or Shadow

Autor Craig E. Johnson
en Limba Engleză Electronic book text – 31 dec 2019
Ethics is at the heart of leadership. All leaders assume ethical burdens and must make every effort to make informed ethical decisions and foster ethical behavior among followers. TheSeventh EditionofMeeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership: Casting Light or Shadowexplores the ethical demands of leadership and the dark side of leadership. Author Craig E. Johnson takes a multidisciplinary approach, drawing from many fields of research to help readers make ethical decisions, lead with integrity, and create an ethical culture. Packed with real-world case studies, examples, self-assessments, and applications, this fully-updated new edition is designed to increase students’ ethical competence and leadership abilities.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781544351650
ISBN-10: 1544351658
Pagini: 536
Dimensiuni: 187 x 232 mm
Ediția:Seventh Edition
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Sage Publications, Inc
Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States

Recenzii

Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadershipprovides a multi-dimensional, evidence-based, approach to ethics leadership illuminating alternative perspectives and providing insights into various worldviews within the context of Parker Palmer’s metaphor. Each chapter applies various evidence-based frameworks for evaluating, interpreting, understanding, communicating and connecting with a diverse learners and knowers. The text aids in providing the context for cultivating ethics leadership and scholarship as a lifelong learner.”


“A practical guide to taking ethical theory and applying that theory to personal and organizational character to make ethics foundational to decision making.”


“This book provides a unique approach to leadership ethics by contrasting how leaders can use their power and influence for good or evil. It is easy to read and understand. It is relevant for any discussion about leadership. The tools such as case studies and self-assessments are valuable in the classroom.”


Cuprins

PREFACE
KEY FEATURES
WHAT’S NEW TO THIS EDITION?
DIGITAL RESOURCES
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
LEADERS: THE NEWS ISN’T ALL BAD
DEFINING TERMS
OVERVIEW OF THE BOOK
PART I. THE SHADOW SIDE OF LEADERSHIP
CHAPTER 1. The Leader’s Light or Shadow
WHAT’S AHEAD
A DRAMATIC DIFFERENCE/THE DARK SIDE OF LEADERSHIP
THE LEADER’S SHADOWS
CHAPTER 2. Stepping In and Out of the Shadows
WHAT’S AHEAD
SHADOW CASTERS
STEPPING OUT OF THE SHADOWS
PART II. LOOKING INWARD
CHAPTER 3. The Leader’s Character
WHAT’S AHEAD
ELEMENTS OF CHARACTER
CHARACTER BUILDING
CHAPTER 4. Combating Evil
WHAT’S AHEAD
THE FACES OF EVIL
FACING EVIL
MAKING A CASE FOR FORGIVENESS
SPIRITUALITY AND LEADERSHIP
PART III. ETHICAL STANDARDS AND STRATEGIES
CHAPTER 5. Ethical Perspectives
WHAT’S AHEAD
UTILITARIANISM: DO THE GREATEST GOOD FOR THE GREATEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE
KANT’S CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE: DO WHAT’S RIGHT NO MATTER THE COST
JUSTICE AS FAIRNESS: GUARANTEEING EQUAL RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES BEHIND THE VEIL OF IGNORANCE
PRAGMATISM: ETHICS AS INQUIRY
ALTRUISM: LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR
CHAPTER 6. Ethical Decision Making and Behavior
WHAT’S AHEAD
ETHICAL DECISION MAKING: A DUAL PROCESS APPROACH
COMPONENTS OF MORAL ACTION
DECISION-MAKING FORMATS
CHAPTER 7. Exercising Ethical Influence
WHAT’S AHEAD
ETHICAL ISSUES IN INFLUENCE
RESISTING INFLUENCE
CHAPTER 8. Normative Leadership Theories
WHAT’S AHEAD
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP: RAISING THE ETHICAL BAR
SERVANT LEADERSHIP: PUT THE NEEDS OF FOLLOWERS FIRST
AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP: KNOW YOURSELF AND TO YOUR OWN SELF BE TRUE
AESTHETIC (BEAUTIFUL) LEADERSHIP
ETHICAL LEADERSHIP: MORAL PERSONS AND MORAL MANAGERS
PART IV. SHAPING ETHICAL CONTEXTS
CHAPTER 9. Building an Ethical Small Group
WHAT’S AHEAD
THE LEADER AND THE SMALL GROUP
FOSTERING INDIVIDUAL ETHICAL ACCOUNTABILITY
PROMOTING ETHICAL GROUP INTERACTION
AVOIDING MORAL PITFALLS
GROUP LEADERSHIP FOR THE COMMON GOOD
CHAPTER 10. Creating an Ethical, Inclusive Organizational Climate
WHAT’S AHEAD
ETHICAL CLIMATES
SIGNS OF HEALTHY ETHICAL CLIMATES
CLIMATE-BUILDING TOOLS
CHAPTER 11. Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership in a Global Society
WHAT’S AHEAD
THE DARK SIDE OF GLOBALIZATION
CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AND ETHICAL VALUES
FACING THE CHALLENGES
CHAPTER 12. Ethical Crisis Leadership
WHAT’S AHEAD
CRISIS: AN OVERVIEW
COMPONENTS OF ETHICAL CRISIS MANAGEMENT
THE ETHICAL DEMANDS OF EXTREME LEADERSHIP
EPILOGUE
REFERENCES
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Descriere

Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership: Casting Light or Shadowexplores the ethical demands of leadership and the dark side of leadership. The book takes an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from many fields of research to help readers make ethical decisions, lead with integrity, and create an ethical culture.

Notă biografică

Craig E. Johnson (PhD, University of Denver) is professor emeritus of leadership studies at George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon, where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses in leadership, ethics, management and communication. During his time at the university he served as director of the George Fox Doctor of Business Administration program and chair of the Department of Communication Arts. Though retired from full-time teaching, Johnson continues to serve as an adjunct professor. He is the author of Organizational Ethics: A Practical Approach (also published by Sage) and co-author, with Michael Z. Hackman, of Leadership: A Communication Perspective. His research findings, instructional ideas, and book reviews have been published in the Journal of Leadership Studies, the Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, the Journal of Leadership Education, Academy of Management Learning and Education, the International Leadership Journal, Communication Quarterly, Communication Reports, and other journals. In 2016 he received the George Fox University outstanding graduate faculty researcher award.  Johnson has led and participated in service and educational trips to Honduras, Kenya, Rwanda, New Zealand, China, and Brazil and has held volunteer leadership positions in a variety of religious and nonprofit organizations. In addition to  teaching and writing, he enjoys working out, reading, fly-fishing, watching sports, and spending time with family.