Ethical Leadership Exploratory Study
ETHICAL LEADERSHIP
This paper is an exploratory study on Ethical Leadership in the present Business environment which starts with the introduction to leadership and ethical leadership concept and explains about the components of ethical leadership which consists of purpose, knowledge, authority and trust.
Also outlined about the modes of ethical leadership which comprises of inspiration, facilitation, persuasion, manipulation and coercion and followed by the best of the best Ethical Leaders identified in 2007. It also mentions about the world’s popular Ethical Companies of 2009.
Finally, there are few guidelines mentioned for practicing the Ethical Leadership in today’s world.
INTRODUCTION
Leadership has been described as the …show more content…
Manipulation-Offering incentives other than the intrinsic value of contributing to the achievement of organizational purposes, where commitment is lacking. 5. Coercion-Forcing other members to contribute some degree of their capability where they have little or no commitment to do so on their own.
The modes of ethical leadership intervention depend in large part on the organizational culture. If the culture allows the organization to learn and grow within its environment, leadership may be largely inspirational. If the culture does not support organizational learning and growth within that environment, then manipulative, even coercive, leadership would be necessary.
Moreover, the style of ethical leadership will vary with the degree to which it reflects the Organizational Culture and the urgency of its situation in the environment.
Ethical leadership is a stewardship that preserves the aspirations and culture of the organization. It scans the community and develops and communicates organizational aspirations: the organization's core purpose, core values, and vision of a desired future and persuades, manipulates, and coerces its stakeholders to comply until the culture has …show more content…
Stuart Rose, Chief executive, Marks & Spencer, UK retailer Marks & Spencer.
2. Lee Scott, Chief executive, Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer.
3. Patrick Cescau, Chief executive, Unilever, the consumer goods giant.
4. Anne Lauvergeon, Chairman of Areva, the French nuclear group.
5. Chris Harrop, Marketing director of Marshalls, the UK stone company.
6. Richard Ellis, Head of corporate social responsibility at Alliance-Boots
7. Noel Purcell, General manager of stakeholder communications at Westpac.
8. Mike Clasper, Former chief executive of BAA, the UK airports operator.
9. Chris Avery, Founder of Business-humanrights.org.
10. Fiona Harvey, Environment correspondent, the Financial Times.
11. Lala Rimando, Business editor, Newsbreak Magazine in Manila, Philippines
12. Christine Loh, Founder and chief executive of Civic Exchange, an independent, non-profit public policy think-tank in
13. Neelie Kroes, European Union competition commissioner.
14. Penny Wong, Australian senator and new climate change minister.
15. Bill Clinton, Former US president.
2009 World’s Most Ethical
This paper is an exploratory study on Ethical Leadership in the present Business environment which starts with the introduction to leadership and ethical leadership concept and explains about the components of ethical leadership which consists of purpose, knowledge, authority and trust.
Also outlined about the modes of ethical leadership which comprises of inspiration, facilitation, persuasion, manipulation and coercion and followed by the best of the best Ethical Leaders identified in 2007. It also mentions about the world’s popular Ethical Companies of 2009.
Finally, there are few guidelines mentioned for practicing the Ethical Leadership in today’s world.
INTRODUCTION
Leadership has been described as the …show more content…
Manipulation-Offering incentives other than the intrinsic value of contributing to the achievement of organizational purposes, where commitment is lacking. 5. Coercion-Forcing other members to contribute some degree of their capability where they have little or no commitment to do so on their own.
The modes of ethical leadership intervention depend in large part on the organizational culture. If the culture allows the organization to learn and grow within its environment, leadership may be largely inspirational. If the culture does not support organizational learning and growth within that environment, then manipulative, even coercive, leadership would be necessary.
Moreover, the style of ethical leadership will vary with the degree to which it reflects the Organizational Culture and the urgency of its situation in the environment.
Ethical leadership is a stewardship that preserves the aspirations and culture of the organization. It scans the community and develops and communicates organizational aspirations: the organization's core purpose, core values, and vision of a desired future and persuades, manipulates, and coerces its stakeholders to comply until the culture has …show more content…
Stuart Rose, Chief executive, Marks & Spencer, UK retailer Marks & Spencer.
2. Lee Scott, Chief executive, Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer.
3. Patrick Cescau, Chief executive, Unilever, the consumer goods giant.
4. Anne Lauvergeon, Chairman of Areva, the French nuclear group.
5. Chris Harrop, Marketing director of Marshalls, the UK stone company.
6. Richard Ellis, Head of corporate social responsibility at Alliance-Boots
7. Noel Purcell, General manager of stakeholder communications at Westpac.
8. Mike Clasper, Former chief executive of BAA, the UK airports operator.
9. Chris Avery, Founder of Business-humanrights.org.
10. Fiona Harvey, Environment correspondent, the Financial Times.
11. Lala Rimando, Business editor, Newsbreak Magazine in Manila, Philippines
12. Christine Loh, Founder and chief executive of Civic Exchange, an independent, non-profit public policy think-tank in
13. Neelie Kroes, European Union competition commissioner.
14. Penny Wong, Australian senator and new climate change minister.
15. Bill Clinton, Former US president.
2009 World’s Most Ethical