6 pages
Topic: professional & Business Ethics in Organizational Leadership
6 sources
Reflect on the important ethical concept that power and self-interest without restraint can lead to corruption. Why do some powerful people behave in a corrupt manner? What causes some in power to believe they are immune to criticism or sanctions? Conversely, why do some powerful leaders exercise restraint even in the face of enormous opportunities to behave unethically or in their own self-interest?

Reference Zimbardo?s 11 step plan for civic virtue (Chapter 5 in Moral Leadership) to analyze and evaluate ways in which power is or is not restrained in an organization in which you have worked or with which you are familiar. Apply the leveling mechanisms discussed by Keltner, Langner and Allison (Chapter 7 in Moral Leadership) and Hill?s discussion of exercising moral courage (Chapter 12 in Moral Leadership) in developing your arguments.

In a paper of at least 2,100 words (excluding title, abstract and reference pages), critically evaluate the steps Zimbardo outlined and discuss how at least five of these steps relate to the organization you are evaluating. Discuss whether or not the types of leveling mechanisms discussed by Keltner et al. are present in the organization. Then, incorporate recommendations from Hill and from Keltner et al. to identify and defend at least three important guidelines for restraining power and self-interest in the organization you are evaluating.

In addition to required readings and any websites from which you access information, reference at least four additional academic sources (academic journal articles) to support your analysis, evaluation and recommendation
Required Text

Hartman, L. P. & DesJardins, J. R., & MacDonald, C. (2014). Business ethics: Decision-making for personal integrity & social responsibility (3rd ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Chapter 8: Ethics and Marketing
Chapter 10: Ethical Decision Making: Corporate Governance, Accounting, and Finance

Rhode, D. L. (Ed.). (2006). Moral leadership: The theory and practice of power, judgment, and policy. San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons.

Chapter 10: Strategic Philanthropy and Its Malcontents (Author: Brest, P.)
Chapter 11: Ethics and Philanthropy (Author: Sievers, P.)
Chapter 12: Exercising Moral Courage: A Developmental Agenda (Author: Hill, L. A.)
Review Chapters 5, 6, and 7

Required References

Ardichvili, A., Mitchell, J., & Jondle, D. (2009). Characteristics of ethical business cultures. Journal of Business Ethics, 85(4), 445-451. (ProQuest Document ID: 198085546)

Bruhn, J. G., (2009). The functionality of gray area ethics in organizations. Journal of Business Ethics, 89(2), 205-214. (ProQuest Document ID: 880477709)

Pies, I., Beckmann, M., & Hielscher, S. (2010). Value creation, management competencies, and global corporate citizenship: An ordonomic approach to business ethics in the age of globalization. Journal of Business Ethics, 94(2), 265-278. (ProQuest Document ID: 814159281)

Steinbauer, R., Renn, R. W., Taylor, R. R., & Njoroge, P. K. (2014). Ethical leadership and followers’ moral judgment: The role of followers’ perceived accountability and self-leadership. Journal of Business Ethics, 120(3), 381-392. (ProQuest Document ID: 1507563915)
Recommended References

Chesters, C., & Lawrence, S. (2008, Autumn). The business of doing good: An Australasian perspective on corporate philanthropy. The Journal of Corporate Citizenship, 31, 89-104. (Document ID: 1645357421)

Marshak, R. & Grant, D. (2008). Transforming talk: The interplay of discourse, power, and change. Organization Development Journal, 26(3), 33-40. (Document ID: 1546365011)

Toor, S., & Ofori, G. (2009). Ethical leadership: Examining the relationships with full-range leadership model, employee outcomes, and organizational culture. Journal of Business Ethics, 90(4), 533 ? 547. (ProQuest Document ID: 809597167)

Zoghbi-Manrique-de-Lara, P. (2010). Do unfair procedures predict employees’ ethical behavior by deactivating formal regulations?. Journal of Business Ethics, 94(3), 411-425. (EBSCOHost Accession Number: 52110530)