The Ethical Trap
Prior to beginning your discussion response, read The ethical trap (Links to an external site.). Discuss an ethical dilemma that you are aware of in an organization. Describe how the ethical dilemma was an ethical trap. Evaluate how the ethical dilemma and the ethical trap could have been avoided.
Your response must be a minimum of 300 words.
The Role of Leadership Integrity in Organizational Ethics
Prior to beginning your discussion response, read Managing for Organizational Integrity (Links to an external site.). In the article, Paine (1994) described scenarios of various organizations. Choose one of the ethics topics: integrity as a governing ethic, emphasizing core values, building shared aspirations, or defining right action.
- Summarize the information shared in the article for your chosen topic.
- Describe how the ethics topic could be incorporated into your organization or an organization that you are familiar with.
Your response must be a minimum of 300 words.
Ethical Leadership
Read the An improved measure of ethical leadership article by Yukl, Mahsud, Hassan, & Prussia (2013), as well as Chapter 7 of Gonzalez-Padron (2015). Complete the Checklist: Ethical Leadership Questionnaire, then answer these following questions from the text:
- Describe the behaviors that are most important for you to feel trust in the ethical leadership of a supervisor, manager, or company executive?
- Describe any descriptors in the list that are difficult to observe?
- Analyze how ethical leadership can be measured in an organization?
- Evaluate how personal experience with a leader (e.g., work assignments, disciplinary actions) skew your assessment of his or her ethical leadership? Cite an example based on personal experience.
Your response must be a mimimum of 300 words.
Recognizing and Identifying Ethical Leadership Failures
Prior to beginning your discussion, read Understanding (and preventing) ethical leadership failures (Links to an external site.). After reading the article, give an example of one or more leadership failures that you are familiar with. You may use an organization, group, or political figure for your discussion. Describe the failure(s) in detail. Analyze how the failure(s) could have been mitigated.
Your response must be a minimum of 300 words.
