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Ethical Leadership in Modern Organizations: Navigating Complexity and Promoting Integrity
Author: John Ughulu (May 1, 2024 – International Journal of Economics Business and Management Research) In today’s complex business environment, ethical leadership is crucial for fostering trust, enhancing organizational reputation, promoting employee engagement, mitigating risks, and ensuring long-term sustainability. This paper explores the significance of ethical leadership, examining its impact
Unveiling the Mechanisms through Which Leader Integrity Shapes Ethical Leadership Behavior: Theory of Planned Behavior Perspective
Author: Gianluca Serafini and Jiaming Fang (November 14, 2023 – National Center for Biotechnology Information) This study explores the intricate relationship between leader integrity, moral identification, self-regulation, and ethical leadership behavior within the healthcare sector. Surveying 181 health sector workers, the research reveals that leader integrity significantly influences ethical leadership
Political Revolution As Moral Risk
Author: Patrick Taylor Smith (April 18, 2024 – JSTOR) This paper explores the ethical concept of “dirty hands,” focusing on revolutionaries who violate moral principles through unilateral usurpation, hoping future benefits will justify their actions. It argues that once a revolution successfully improves the common good, the initial wrongdoing becomes
Virtue Ethics and Person-Place Relationships
Author: Carolyn Mason (May 9, 2024 – Taylor and Francis Online) This paper highlights the significance of people’s relationships with places for their well-being, a concept largely overlooked by Western moral theorists. It argues for a neo-Aristotelian virtue related to forming such relationships, which can shape perceptions, emotions, desires, and
Three Models of Practical Wisdom
Author: Christian B. Miller (2023 – Filosofiska Notiser) This paper examines three models of practical wisdom in contemporary analytic philosophy: the Standard Model, the Socratic Model, and the Eliminativist Model. The Eliminativist Model posits that practical wisdom does not exist as a singular virtue but is instead a set of
Scientists Tend to Inflate How Ethical They Are in Doing Their Research
Author: Christian B. Miller (March 31, 2024 – Forbes) A study of 11,050 Swedish researchers found that scientists often overrate their ethical practices compared to peers. The survey, conducted by Lindkvist, Koppel, and Tinghög, revealed that 44% rated themselves as more ethical, 55% as equal, and less than 1% as
The Heights and Depths of our Characters
Author: Christian B. Miller (Virtual Insight) A mother and her family, caught in a rip current off Panama City Beach, were rescued by strangers who formed a human chain. Such acts of empathy contrast with instances like Walter Vance’s ignored collapse in a crowded store. Research shows empathy can significantly
Do Moral Dilemmas Help Students Strengthen Their Ethical Muscles?
Author: Dr. Arthur Schwartz (July 8, 2024 – Character.org) The Good Project at Harvard has developed a dilemma-based case study curriculum for middle and high school students, showing significant character growth. The author questions why such ethical education isn’t universally implemented, emphasizing the importance of teaching ethical decision-making. Ethical dilemmas
Why Every Teen Needs an Inner Compass
Author: Dr. Arthur Schwartz (May 14, 2024 – Character.org) Character education has evolved from teaching and modeling core values to recognizing that teens must actively seek and internalize these values. Teens are developmentally ready to form moral identities and make decisions based on who they aspire to be. However, they
George Lucas: Ethics, Leadership and Military Professionalism
Professor George Lucas discusses the challenges and importance of integrating ethics into military education and operations, emphasizing the necessity of ethical behavior in effective leadership and warfighting. He highlights the profession of arms, moral decision-making in combat, and the evolving nature of military strategy. The talk underscores the role of
Senior Stockdale Center Staff Lead NATO Allied Command Transformation Workshop
The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 13
The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 12
The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 11
The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 10
The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 9
