Ethical Dimensions of Leadership

Rabindra N. Kanungo, Manuel Mendonca

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Year: 1995
• Print ISBN: 9780803957886, 9780803957879
• eBook ISBN: 9781452221168
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Organisational Behaviour
• Index: Business

This book?s practical orientation, in addition to the conceptual framework, offers practitioners and consultants strategies for effective leadership - such as empowerment - together with how leaders prepare for ethical leadership. It will be of valuable to enhance leadership courses in business schools or executive development programmes. --Financial Express "This volume is a timely, interesting, and courageous call for attention to moral standards that cross organizational and cultural boundaries, making it a worthwhile purchase for comprehensive general and academic management collections." --Choice The beliefs and values, the vision, and, above all, the actions of the leader of an organization set the ethical tone and standards for the organization. It is this fundamentally crucial role of the leader that is the basis of this book. Ethical Dimensions of Leadership proposes that one?s understanding of leadership is severely incomplete, if not deformed, if one does not also consider the ethics or morality of leadership. The book examines the various modal orientations of leadership and demonstrates that true, effective leadership is that in which the leader?s behavior and exercises of leadership processes are consistent with ethical and moral values. The book argues for an end to the traditional separation of personal and public morality. It also argues that the ethics of leadership is consistent with the spirituality of the different religious traditions. The practical orientation, in addition to the conceptual framework, offers practitioners and consultants strategies for effective leadership--such as empowerment--together with suggestions of how leaders can prepare for ethical leadership. Ethical Dimensions of Leadership will serve the needs of business education programs, business consultants, and researchers. The exhaustive and integrated conceptual treatment of the leadership phenomenon, consistent with ethical and moral values, will greatly enhance leadership courses in business schools or executive development programs. It is also of interest to students in business ethics, organization behavior, and managerial skills development. The inclusion of the cultural contingencies in leadership, in the context of non-Western socioculture environments, extends its suitability and usefulness for courses in international business and international management.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Preface
• Chapter 1 - Introduction and Overview
• The Need for Leadership in Organizations
• The Need for Ethics in Leadership
• An Overview of the Book
• Chapter 2 - Leadership Theory and Research: Modal Orientations and Emerging Trends
• Basic Assumptions Underlying Leadership Theory and Research
• Modal Orientations in Leadership Paradigms
• Limitations of the Modal Orientations
• Emerging Frontiers in Leadership Research
• Conclusion
• Chapter 3 - Ethical Dimensions in Leadership Motivation
• Altruism: Its Characteristics and Manifest Behaviors
• Why Is It Essential for Leaders to Be Altruistic?
• How Does Altruism Relate to the Affiliation, Power, and Achievement Motives?
• Conclusion
• Chapter 4 - Ethical Dimensions of Leadership Influence Processes
• The Transactional Influence Process
• The Transformational Influence Process
• Ethical Implications of the Transactional and Transformational Influence Processes
• Conclusion
• Chapter 5 - Preparing for Ethical Leadership
• Obstacles to Altruism in Organizational Contexts
• Why Is Altruism Needed in Organizations?
• The Sources of Spiritual Strength
• Conclusion
• Chapter 6 - Cultural Contingencies of Leadership
• Influence of Culture on Leadership Effectiveness
• Charismatic or Transformational Leadership: The Issue of Cultural Fit
• Ethics of Leadership Motivation and Influence Processes: Congruence With Non-Western Cultural Norms and Values
• Conclusion
• References
• Author Index
• Subject Index
• About the Authors