The Quest for Moral Leaders: Essays on Leadership Ethics (New Horizons in Leadership Studies series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845429451 ISBN 13: 9781845429454

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

‘All of the authors, perhaps most notably Robert C. Solomon and Norman E. Bowie, are well-established academic scholars. All of the essays, including the introduction, are scholarly, well written, and easily digestible by undergraduate students. Highly recommended.’ – R.F. White, Choice

The quest for moral leaders is both a personal quest that takes place in the hearts and minds of leaders and a pursuit by individuals, groups, organizations, communities and societies for leaders who are both ethical and effective. The contributors to this volume, all top scholars in leadership studies and ethics, provide a nuanced discussion of the complex ethical relationships that lie at the core of leadership.

Two distinct factors make the ethics of leadership different from the ethics of other individuals. The first is power – the way leaders exercise it and the temptations that come with it. The second is the moral relationship they have with followers and the range of people with whom they have moral relationships and obligations. In The Quest for Moral Leaders, now available in paperback, the contributors explore how leaders themselves view their role, as well as the ways in which leadership functions within business, politics and society. The volume begins with chapters examining how religious beliefs and emotions color the way leaders make decisions. The second section covers how leaders think about morality, while the book’s final chapters shift our attention to the function of leadership within organizations.

The first book to offer perspectives on leadership ethics from the ancient Greek ideas on reverence to the moral problems of executive compensation, The Quest for Moral Leaders is a must-read for scholars and students of leadership, ethics and business. Leadership consultants will also find this in-depth analysis a valuable resource.

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About the Author:

Edited by Joanne B. Ciulla, Professor and Coston Family Chair in Leadership and Ethics, Jepson School of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond, Terry L. Price, Associate Professor, Jepson School of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond and Susan E. Murphy, Associate Professor and Associate Director, Kravis Leadership Institute, Claremont McKenna College

Review:

`All of the authors, perhaps most notably Robert C. Solomon and Norman E. Bowie, are well-established academic scholars. All of the essays, including the introduction, are scholarly, well written, and easily digestible by undergraduate students. Highly recommended.' -- R.F. White, Choice

About this edition

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1845429451
• ISBN 13: 9781845429454
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192
• Editor: Ciulla Joanne B., Price Terry L., Murphy Susan E.