Chapter 6: Leadership Ethics and Social Responsibility

Ethics, Morals, Corporate Social Responsibility

Motivational blindness

________- seeing what we want to see and missing contradictory information.

Ethics

________- is the study of moral obligations, or of separating right from wrong.

Abusive supervision

________ can take the form of hostile behaviors such as angry tantrums, public criticisms, and inappropriately assigned blame.

Morals

________- which are an individuals determination of what is right or wrong.

Rationalization and implied permission

________ good people choose the wrong path.

Sarbanes Oxley Act

The ________, triggered by the financial scandals around the year 2000, requires public companies to disclose whether they have adopted a code of ethics for senior financial officers.

Corporate social responsibility

________- is the idea that firms have obligations to society beyond their financial obligations to owners or stockholders, and also beyond those prescribed by law or contract.

Situational influences

________- If leaders at the top of the organization take imprudent, quasi- legal risks, other leaders throughout the firm might be prompted to behave similarly.

Integrity

________ refers to loyalty to rational principles; it means practicing what one preaches regardless of emotional or social pressure.

Sense of entitlement

________- the idea that some CEOs lose their sense of reality and feel entitled to whatever they can get away with or steal.

self regulatory mechanism

The moral identity acts as a(n) ________ rooted in a persons sense of what is right and wrong.

moral development level

________- Some leaders are morally advanced, whereas others are morally challenged- a mental condition that often develops early in life.

ethical mind

Developing a(n) ________ begins with the belief that retaining an ethical compass is essential to the health of the organization.

Ethical leadership

________ was positively related to job attitudes, job performance, and overall evaluation of the leaders.

Ethical leaders

________ are more trusted by employees, and trust often results in positive job attitudes and behaviors.

Abusive supervision

________, defined as "a dysfunctional leadership behavior that adversely affects its targets and the organization as a whole ..

Ethical mind

________ or a point of view that helps the individual aspire to good work that matters to their colleagues, companies, and society in general.

Ethics

is the study of moral obligations, or of separating right from wrong

Build community

leaders need to consider their and their followers purposes and search for goals that are compatible to all

Greed, Gluttony, and avarice

Many people seek to maximize personal returns, even at the expense of others

Sense of entitlement

the idea that some CEOs lose their sense of reality and feel entitled to whatever they can get away with or steal

Situational influences

If leaders at the top of the organization take imprudent, quasi-legal risks, other leaders throughout the firm might be prompted to behave similarly

Motivational blindness

seeing what we want to see and missing contradictory information

Corporate social responsibility

is the idea that firms have obligations to society beyond their financial obligations to owners or stockholders, and also beyond those prescribed by law or contract

Creating a pleasant workplace

Creating a comfortable, pleasant, and intellectually stimulating work environment is a social responsibility initiative that directly affects employees well-being

Engaging in social entrepreneurship

the use of market-based methods to solve social problems

Engage in philanthropy

donate money to charity and various other causes

whistleblower

an employee who discloses organizational wrongdoing to parties who can take action

Guidelines for evaluating ethics of a decision include

is it right? Is it fair? Who gets hurt? Would you be comfortable if the details of your decision or actions were made public in the media or through e-mail? What would you tell your child, sibling, or young relative to do? How does it smell?

True or false?

Ethical issues that require a run through the guide are usually subtle rather than blatant, or a decision that falls   into the gray zone

True