Ethics and Organizational Leadership

Developing a Normative Model
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-19-959018-6
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 517 g

Synthesizes theoretical and empirical research to develop a normative model of leadership ethics
Draws together and critiques relevant aspects of leadership theories
Clear discussion of a range of ethical theories from Anglo-American and European philosophical traditions, and their implications for the study of leadership
Considers ethics from view point of practising business leaders
Addresses an under-researched topic

Much has been written about leadership during the last eighty years, but little attention has been paid to leadership's ethical dimension. This book sets out to redress the balance and develop an understanding of what comprises ethical leadership in organizations.

The book explores ideas from leadership theory, moral philosophy, and empirical research in order to discuss themes within leadership ethicality and related moral challenges. It suggests that the route to moral leadership lies in capitalizing on the moral upsides of these themes whilst avoiding their corresponding downsides. Whilst the book advocates a consultative rather than directive leadership style as best placed to achieve this, it also argues that, in meeting these normative criteria, leaders need to go further than the superficial, contingent prescriptions for democratic responsiveness that suffuse leadership and management theory.

The book envisages what such leadership might look like and reflects on the chances of such a model being realized in contemporary, Western organizations.

Zielgruppe

Academics and researchers in Leadership, Organization, Management, and Business Ethics; MBA students and practising managers

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fryer, Mick

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensführung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmensethik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Wirtschaftsethik, Unternehmensethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Part I: Leadership Literature and Ethics
1: A Review of the Leadership Literature
Part II: Moral Philosophy and Leadership
2: Principle-based Ethics and Leadership
3: Existentialism and Leadership
4: Intersubjectivist Theory and Leadership
Part III: Empirical Research
5: Identifying Three Ideal Types
6: Exploring Consistency, Authenticity, and Facilitation
7: Considering some Moral Concerns with Leadership
Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Fryer, Mick
Mick Fryer, Lecturer, Loughborough and Aberystwyth Universities

After studying philosophy as an undergraduate, Mick Fryer worked for 25 years in the private sector as a senior manager and director. He returned to part-time academic study in 1998, initially to complete an MBA. He then undertook a PhD in organizational leadership and ethics. Mick now lectures in Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility at Aberystwyth and Loughborough Universities. He has also worked as a consultant author for the Open University.