The Ethics of Leadership by Joanne Ciulla

The Ethics of Leadership by Joanne Ciulla

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The Ethics of Leadership by Joanne Ciulla

The focus of ETHICS OF LEADERSHIP is the ethical challenges that are distinctive to leaders and leadership. Organized around themes such as power and the public and private morality of leaders, the book explores the ethical issues of leadership in a variety of contexts including, business, NGOs, and government. It integrates material on ethics and leadership from the great Eastern and Western philosophers with leadership literature and case studies. This multi-disciplinary approach helps philosophers and leadership scholars present a fully integrated view of the subject.
Introduction: Ethics And The Study Of Leadership1. THE MORAL CHALLENGES OF POWER AND SELF-INTEREST. Gary Yukl, "Sources of Power and Influence". Plato, "Justice and the Leader". Case: Plato, "The Rings of Gyges." Thomas Hobbes, "Self-Interest and Human Nature". Niccolo Machiavelli, "The Qualities of Princes". Ayn Rand, "Why Self-Interest is Best". 2. VIRTUE AND THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MORALITY OF LEADERS. Aristotle, "Virtue Ethics". Case: "Sleazy or Stupid?" Buddha, "The First Sermon" and "The Synopsis of Truth". Case: "Does Personal Morality Matter?" Dean Ludwig and Clinton Longnecker, "The Bathsheba Syndrome: The Ethical Failure of Successful Leaders". Jonathan Bennett, "The Conscience of Huckleberry Finn". 3. DUTIES OF LEADERS AND FOLLOWERS. Introduction. Immanuel Kant, "Good Will, Duty and the Categorical Imperative". Case: "Innocent or Guilty? Case: "On Women and Girls". Bernard Williams, "Moral Luck". Case: "Is a Lie Always a Lie?" Case: "The Accused and Duties of Law-Abiding Citizen". Hanna Arendt, "The Accused and Duties of the Law-Abiding Citizens". Confucius, Selections from the Analects. 4. LEADERSHIP FOR THE GREATEST GOOD. Introduction. John Stuart Mill, "What Utilitarianism Is". Case: "Prejudice or Preference?" Case: "Corneas in the Congo". John Rawls, "Distributive Justice". Case" Ursula Le Guin, "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas". Friedrich Nietzsche, "Zarathustra's Prologue". Lao Tzu, "The Lao Tzu (Tao-Te-Ching)". 5. THE MORAL AND EMOTIONAL RELATIONSHIP OF LEADERS AND FOLLOWERS. Introduction. Max Weber, "Legitimate Authority and Charisma". Case: "The Only God You'll Ever See: Jim Jones and the People's Temple," Charles Lindholm. Robert C. Solomon, "the Myth of Charisma". Robert Greenleaf, Selections from Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness. James MacGregor Burns, "The Structure of Moral Leadership". 6. MORAL LEADERSHIP AND CULTURE. Introduction. Ruth Benedict, "Anthropology and the Abnormal". Mary Midgley, "Trying Out One's New Sword". F.G. Bailey, "Values, Beliefs and Leadership". Case: "Diller's Dilemma". The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights from UN Web Page. Case: "The Oil Rig". Isaiah Berlin, "The Pursuit of the Ideal". Joshua cooper Ramo, "The Five Virtues of Kofi Annan".
Joanne B. Ciulla is Professor of Leadership Ethics and Director of the Institute for Ethical Leadership at Rutgers University Business School. Prior to joining Rutgers, she was one of the founding faculty of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies (University of Richmond). She has had academic appointments at LaSalle University, Harvard Business School, The Wharton School and she held the UNESCO Chair in Leadership Studies at the United Nations International Leadership Academy in Jordan. In addition to these, she also had visiting appointments at Nyenrode University, The University of Melbourne, University of Fort Hare, and Oxford University. A BA, MA, and Ph.D. in philosophy, Prof. Ciulla has written extensively on leadership ethics and business ethics and she is nationally and internationally known for her developing the field of leadership ethics.

Ciulla is the recipient of the Leadership Legacy Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Leadership Association and the Eminent Scholar Award from the Network of Leadership Scholars at the Academy of Management both are for her scholarly contributions to the field of leadership studies. She has also won the Distinguished Educator Award from the University of Richmond, the Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia, the Master Teacher in Ethics Award from Brigham Young University and the Society for Business Ethics, and she is a Fulbright Specialist. Prof. Ciulla has served as president of the International Society for Business, Economics, and Ethics and The Society for Business Ethics. She sits on the editorial boards of The Leadership Quarterly, Leadership, Leadership and the Humanities, Business Ethics Quarterly, and she edits the New Horizons in Leadership Studies series (Edward Elgar).

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ISBN 13 9780155063174
ISBN 10 0155063170
Title The Ethics of Leadership
Author Joanne Ciulla
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cengage Learning, Inc
Year published 2002-05-30
Number of pages 320
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