Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership: Casting Light or Shadow

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"The author is a noted scholar and the references are appropriate and timely . . . the book is interesting, informative, and a useful contribution to the literature of leadership." 


Book Description
Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership, Second Edition identifies the unique ethical demands of leadership and equips students to meet those challenges. Written in an informal, accessible style, this book takes an interdisciplinary approach to leadership ethics that will appeal to students from a variety of academic backgrounds. The first of its kind, this text provides students with a variety of ethical perspectives and strategies to apply to moral dilemmas and describes tools and techniques for creating positive ethical climates in small group, organizational, and culturally diverse settings.    New to the Second Edition:   Citations and cases retained from the first edition have been updated. These cases help bring ethical principles alive with contemporary examples. An additional case has been added to each chapter. A self-assessment instrument has been added to each chapter to strengthen the assessment theme of the book. Coverage has been strengthened by adding additional concepts and research findings as needed.   Designed as a core textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses in leadership and ethics, this student-friendly book looks at the leader's inner life, including character development and values. Respected author and professor, Craig E. Johnson, blends research and theory with practical strategies, skill development, contemporary case studies, and application exercises.


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An "ends justifies the meanness" table of leaders and tactics (e.g., media mogul Ted Turner fired his own son) helps introduce the section probing the shadow side of leadership. With case studies and a boxed feature titled "Leadership ethics at the movies," Johnson (communication, interdisciplinary leadership studies, George Fox U., Newberg, OR) provides a provocative analysis of looking inward at leader's character and combating evil; ethical standards, strategies, and theories; and shaping ethical group and organizational contexts. An instructor's manual is available. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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