Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership explores the ethical demands of leadership by blending research and theory with practical application, helping students to increase their ethical competence and leadership abilities. The Sixth Edition includes new and expanded coverage of key topics such as leader hypocrisy, moral identity, ethics of virtual teams and ethical decision making. There are also new self-assessment activities related to narcissism, apology, altruism, social loafing, moral foundations theory, and corporate Samaritans which can be found at the end of each chapter. A new chapter on Exercising leader influence introduces students to the ethical issues surrounding leader influence tools, and a total of 17 new case studies, including Amazon, Volkswagen and Malala Youzarif, provide contemporary evidence of ethical (and unethical) leadership. The book is complimented by a companion website featuring a range of tools and resources for lecturers and students, including PowerPoint slides, Testbank, teaching notes, sample course syllabi, an instructor's manual and access to full-text SAGE Journal articles. Suitable reading for students studying on leadership courses.
Craig E. Johnson (PhD, University of Denver) is professor emeritus of leadership studies at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon, where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses in leadership, ethics, and management. During his time at the university, he served as founding director of the George Fox Doctor of Business Administration program and chair of the Department of Communication Arts. He is the author of Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership (also published by SAGE) and coauthor, with Michael Z. Hackman, of Leadership: A Communication Perspective. He has published research findings, instructional ideas, and book reviews in the Journal of Leadership Studies, the Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, the Journal of Leadership Education, Academy of Management Learning and Education, the International Leadership Journal, Communication Quarterly, Communication Reports, and other journals. When not teaching or writing, he enjoys working out, reading, fly-fishing, volunteering, watching sports, and spending time with his spouse.
Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: The Shadow Side of Leadership Chapter 1. The Leader's Light or Shadow Chapter 2. Stepping Out of the Shadows Part II: Looking Inward Chapter 3. The Leader's Character Chapter 4. Combating Evil Part III: Ethical Standards and Strategies Chapter 5. General Ethical Perspectives Chapter 6. Ethical Decision Making and Behavior Chapter 7. Exercising Ethical Influence Chapter 8. Normative Leadership Theories Part IV: Shaping Ethical Contexts Chapter 9. Building an Ethical Small Group Chapter 10. Creating an Ethical Organizational Climate Chapter 11. Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership in a Global Society Chapter 12. Ethical Crisis Leadership Epilogue References Index About the Author
